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Volume 5, Number 48 – 24 Pages Thursday, July 19, 2012<br />
Harbormasters<br />
keep<br />
waterways<br />
safe<br />
Some boatless patrols<br />
ongoing, safety budgets<br />
still strained<br />
-REGION-<br />
By Jennifer Grybowski<br />
Turley Publications Reporter<br />
It is the dog days of summer<br />
and that has got some locals<br />
thinking about safety on the<br />
lakes.<br />
The town of West Brookfi eld<br />
does not have a certifi ed harbormaster<br />
and a few weeks ago the<br />
Board of Selectmen were attempting<br />
to decide on whether they<br />
needed one. <strong>Current</strong>ly, lake resident<br />
Joseph Borlikoski serves as<br />
the town’s harbormaster, but he is<br />
not certifi ed. Lake Wickaboag is<br />
the only public body of water in<br />
West Brookfi eld.<br />
“The part that concerned us is<br />
whether the lake got patrolled,”<br />
West Brookfi eld Police Chief C.<br />
Thomas O’Donnell said. “When<br />
they asked me, I told them if they<br />
were going to have him patrol the<br />
lake and perform enforcement action,<br />
he needed to be certifi ed.”<br />
O’Donnell said certifi cation<br />
includes 242 hours in the reserve<br />
intermittent police academy, plus<br />
a Coast Guard “six pack license”<br />
and other courses of study determined<br />
by Mass Harbormaster Association.<br />
The police department has statutory<br />
authority to patrol the lake,<br />
but they don’t have a craft to do<br />
so.<br />
“That’s a whole other discretion,”<br />
he said. “Do you want to<br />
spend money to buy a boat to put<br />
patrols out? There is a lower cost<br />
to certify someone as a harbormaster<br />
rather than have us do it.”<br />
The department does, however,<br />
occasionally get calls about bylaw<br />
violations, boating accidents<br />
and reckless operation of crafts.<br />
O’Donnell said there are several<br />
ways to respond to these calls, depending<br />
on their severity, including<br />
calling in the environmental<br />
police, using the fi re department’s<br />
rowboat, using boats from other<br />
towns and using the boats of lake<br />
residents.<br />
“People are generally well behaved<br />
on the lake,” O’Donnell<br />
said. “There is a public boat ramp<br />
and we are pretty active about<br />
ticketing trailers that aren’t where<br />
See LAKE I PAGE 13<br />
Brookfi eld <strong>actress</strong><br />
<strong>hits</strong> <strong>big</strong> <strong>screen</strong><br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS PHOTOS BY ROSS PARTRIDGE<br />
“Mark” played by Steve Zissis tries to avoid confl ict with his brother while his wife, “Stephanie,” played by Jennifer Lafl eur looks on<br />
with promise during a scene from the fi lm “Do-Deca-Pentathlon.”<br />
Tantasqua grad builds<br />
on acting inspirations<br />
-STURBRIDGE-<br />
By Emily Thurlow<br />
Staff Writer<br />
When Brookfi eld native Jennifer Lafleur<br />
was young, her parents and<br />
teachers had always encouraged her<br />
to reach for the stars, and after years of studying<br />
and hard work, it seems as though the 32year-old<br />
may become one herself.<br />
After Tuesday night’s one-time <strong>screen</strong>ing of<br />
the fi lm with her fi rst leading role at the new<br />
Sturbridge Cinemagic Stadium Theater to<br />
friends, family and former teachers, one thing<br />
that is certain is that Lafl eur’s acting career is<br />
already beaming brightly.<br />
“To be able run from one set and make it to<br />
a movie premiere in another state it means I’m<br />
really a ‘working actor’ and it feels wonderful,”<br />
she said. “It’s a little scary to think about so<br />
much riding on one fi lm, but I know it’s only<br />
the beginning.”<br />
The fi lm, “The Do-Deca-Pentathlon,” which<br />
was written and directed by Mark and Jay Duplass,<br />
is an “indie” comedy about two brothers<br />
who compete in a homemade Olympics of 25<br />
events during a visit to their childhood home.<br />
According to Mark, the cast and crew traveled<br />
to New Orleans, La. where he and his<br />
brother grew up.<br />
“It’s one of the most sensitive and honest<br />
sports comedies ever made,” he said.<br />
Animal control offi cer offers<br />
tips for keeping wildlife away<br />
Bears seen in the<br />
open more regularly<br />
-REGION-<br />
By Melissa Fales<br />
Turley Publications Reporter<br />
Across the country, as<br />
more homes are built and more<br />
neighborhoods created, wildlife<br />
is being forced to come out in<br />
the open to look for food. “We<br />
get lots of calls about bears in<br />
Ware,” said Ware Animal Control<br />
Offi cer Tina Lindsey. “It’s<br />
to be expected. We’re slowly<br />
squeezing them out of their<br />
natural habitat. You’re going to<br />
see them wherever they smell<br />
food.”<br />
Lindsey said residents should<br />
be aware that bears and other<br />
animals such as fox and raccoon<br />
will be passing through the area<br />
in search of food. The key is to<br />
make sure that these animals<br />
don’t have any reason to linger<br />
in your yard. “These animals<br />
See LAFLEUR I PAGE 12<br />
can be creatures of habit,” said<br />
Lindsey. “If they come by and<br />
fi nd a meal, they are apt to return<br />
for more. If you have had<br />
problems with unwanted wildlife<br />
coming in your yard to eat,<br />
you need to change what you<br />
are doing or you are in essence<br />
training them to come and eat.”<br />
One of the most common<br />
targets for wild animals is a<br />
family’s trash which often in-<br />
See WILDLIFE<br />
PAGE 12<br />
DA revisits<br />
old POI in<br />
Bish case<br />
Florida trailer site<br />
of renewed focus<br />
-WARREN-<br />
By Tim Kane<br />
Staff Writer<br />
A spokesman with the Worcester<br />
District Attorney’s offi ce confi rmed<br />
this week that it is re-launching an<br />
investigation into Rodney Stanger, a<br />
former Warren resident and person<br />
of interest allegedly connected to the<br />
murder of Molly Anne Bish.<br />
Stanger, who is serving a 25-year<br />
sentence for the 2008 stabbing death<br />
of Chrystal Morrison, was previously<br />
interviewed by former DA Joseph<br />
D. Early Jr. in 2009 from jail.<br />
According to published reports,<br />
DA spokesman Paul Jarvey said<br />
Morrison’s sister, Bonnie M. Kiernan,<br />
went to Florida with her boyfriend<br />
to visit Stanger’s trailer. There<br />
they allegedly found black bloodstains,<br />
girls’ hair accessories and<br />
Stanger’s wallet with photos that<br />
looked very similar to the original<br />
composite drawing produced of the<br />
suspect just after Molly’s disappearance<br />
from Comins Pond in Warren<br />
back in 2000. They then turned over<br />
the items to State Police for DNA<br />
testing.<br />
A story published in this newspaper<br />
in 2009 reported on the former<br />
DA’s interest in Stanger who apparently<br />
moved to Florida from Southbridge<br />
in 2001.<br />
Kiernan said that her deceased sister<br />
whispered over the phone “murders.”<br />
Then her sister asked Kiernan,<br />
“What’s your bird’s name?” Kiernan<br />
said her bird’s name is Molly. Shortly<br />
afterward, her sister’s murdered<br />
body was found.<br />
Heather Bish, Molly’s sister, said<br />
on Fox News at the time of the re-<br />
See BISH I PAGE 13<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS FILE PHOTO<br />
This bear and its cub were spotted recently having at a<br />
backyard bird feeder on a local property.
PAGE 2 A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, July 19, 2012<br />
Hickory Strings brings<br />
modern chamber music<br />
NOTRH BROOKFILED - On Friday, July 13,<br />
the Haston Library hosted a concert presented by Boston-based<br />
Hickory Strings with North Brookfi eld native<br />
Geoff Brown playing mandolin, tenor banjo, and<br />
Bulgarian tambura and Tev Stevig on National steel<br />
guitar and Turkish oud. Since its 2006 inception by<br />
Brown, Hickory Strings has been showcasing their talent<br />
throughout various New England venues, the group<br />
has released three albums, including “Patches,” a album<br />
composed of mandolin and banjo duets that was a challenging<br />
project for Brown, after he was inspired by obtaining<br />
his Masters degree in Classical Conservatory.<br />
The Haston Library performance included 11 original<br />
pieces composed by Geoff Brown and one traditional<br />
Bulgarian piece. Brown and Stevig gave detailed descriptions<br />
of the instruments they played and music that<br />
Christmas in July<br />
planned in Warren<br />
WARREN - Between July 16<br />
and July 24, the Warren Town<br />
Clerk’s offi ce will be open to collect<br />
items to fi ll boxes for residents of<br />
Warren who are in the military.<br />
If a son or daughter, grandkid,<br />
husband or wife lives in Warren,<br />
help us obtain our goal of a “Town<br />
of Warren Present” for each one by<br />
leaving their mailing address at the<br />
Town Clerk desk. Offi ce hours are<br />
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday<br />
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursday<br />
from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Shepard<br />
Make <strong>Quaboag</strong> Regional Your Choice<br />
Still time to sign up for<br />
School Choice Openings for 2012-2013<br />
Innovation<br />
Innovation<br />
Zone Zone<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> Middle/<br />
High School<br />
413-436-5508<br />
• Twelve (12) AP Courses;<br />
• Mass. Math & Science<br />
Initiative<br />
• BioTeach and Vex Robotics<br />
• MS Innovation School<br />
• Bridges Early College H.S.<br />
• Extra-curricular clubs/<br />
programs<br />
• Varsity/JV/M.S. sports<br />
teams<br />
Recently Approved<br />
– State-Of-The-Art<br />
Technologies; iPads,<br />
Laptops, Desktops,<br />
IN EVERY CLASSROOM<br />
– Mimio Interactives<br />
IN EVERY CLASSROOM<br />
– 100% High-Speed<br />
Wireless ‘N’ Network<br />
Building at 48 High St.<br />
On Tuesday, July 24 from 11 a.m.<br />
to 1 p.m., Town Clerk Nancy Lowell,<br />
assisted by members of WCAT<br />
Channel 12, will provide boxes and<br />
prepare the shipping to insure the<br />
packages are received.<br />
If you care to donate something<br />
special, the following items are usually<br />
needed to fi ll a gift package:<br />
• International phone cards in any<br />
amount<br />
• Small packages of wipes<br />
• Lunchables, crackers/cheese to-<br />
West Brookfi eld<br />
Elementary<br />
508-867-4655<br />
• Before/After School programs:<br />
Math/ELA support, Lego ®<br />
Robotics, K-nex ® engineering,<br />
drama and more<br />
• 2011 Commendation School<br />
– Laptops, Desktops,<br />
Smartboards Interactive<br />
IN EVERY CLASSROOM<br />
– 100% Wireless<br />
infl uenced the compositions, and included stories about<br />
why and how the music is composed. All of the music<br />
was instrumental and much of it was in odd-meters.<br />
Student Student<br />
Centered Centered<br />
gether; tuna/crackers/mayo<br />
• Candy, hard candy,<br />
NO CHOCOLATE!<br />
• Beef Jerky<br />
• Precooked bacon packages<br />
• Small packages Pringles/chips<br />
• Single packages crackers/cookies<br />
• Crystal Light drink mix/Propel<br />
mix<br />
Please give permission to give<br />
their addresses to other residents in<br />
Warren so they can also send mail.<br />
Community<br />
Community<br />
Supported<br />
Supported<br />
Warren Community<br />
Elementary<br />
413-436-5983<br />
• Before/After School programs:<br />
Math/ELA support, Lego ®<br />
Robotics, K-nex ® engineering,<br />
drama and more<br />
• 21st Century Curriculum<br />
– State-of-the-art<br />
technologies; iPads,<br />
Laptops, Desktops,<br />
IN EVERY CLASSROOM<br />
– 100% High-Speed<br />
Wireless ‘N’ Network<br />
Now accepting School Choice<br />
applications at all schools:<br />
Warren Elementary - 8 openings K-6th grade<br />
West Brookfi eld Elementary - 6 openings K-6 grade<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> Regional MHS - 10 openings 7th-12th gr.<br />
Contact school principal or download application at<br />
www.quaboagrsd.org/school-choice<br />
Transportation provided to/from Southbridge, MA<br />
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✓<br />
A weekly source to local happenings.<br />
Send all community calendar items to the editor<br />
at tkane@turley.com, or through regular mail at<br />
80 Main St., Ware, MA 01069. Final deadline for<br />
all calendar submissions is Friday at noon the week<br />
before intended publication.<br />
CURRENT EVENTS<br />
Compiled by Tim Kane<br />
tkane@turley.com<br />
THE WEEK AHEAD<br />
BROOKFIELD CONCERTS ON COMMON held on Friday evenings in<br />
July. Pre-show- Brookfi eld’s Farmers’ Market – 4 p.m. Lawn games,<br />
Baking Competition (Cash Prizes) 6 p.m., Warm up band/sound test/<br />
variety acts at 6 p.m., Headline Bands at 6:30 p.m. July 20 – Village<br />
Maid Band (Baking Contest – Quick Breads). Please have baking<br />
contest entries at the Brookfi eld Cultural Council tent by 6 p.m.<br />
Judges needed. Baking Contest – Cash prizes and a chance to beat<br />
last year’s winners! Any questions, please contact concert coordinator,<br />
Bill Simpson, (508) 867-9233 or brookfi eldgallery@gmail.com or<br />
any Brookfi eld Cultural Council member.<br />
EAST BROOKFIELD HAS ANNOUNCED ITS ANNUAL SUMMER<br />
CONCERTS SERIES AS FOLLOWS: July 19 Boys of the Town (Celtic)<br />
Thursday from 6-8pm on Connie Mack Field.<br />
WARREN PUBLIC LIBRARY’S ANNUAL ICE CREAM PARTY and<br />
PUPPET SHOW with Sparky’s Puppets will be held Thursday, July<br />
19 at 2 p.m. at the Warren Senior Center, Main Street, West Warren.<br />
All children are welcome to this free program supported in part by a<br />
grant from North Brookfi eld Savings Bank.<br />
HIKE THE HEALING BRIMFIELD FOREST on Thursday, July 19 in<br />
Brimfi eld from 5-7 p.m. What is happening in the forest as it begins<br />
to heal? Local forester Scott Gerrish has invited Opacum Land Trust<br />
members and friends, old and new, to view his client’s property that<br />
was in the path of the June 1, 2011 tornado. This is a diffi cult hike<br />
with startling views. Opacum members are free, $5 for non-members.<br />
Directions will be sent upon registering, and space is limited.<br />
Call 508-347-9144 or e-mail info@opacumlt.org.<br />
COME JOIN THE PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH, 33 West Brookfi eld<br />
Road, for its annual Country Fair to be held July 21 at 10 a.m. There<br />
will be games, prizes, pony rides, and snacks. You will also be able<br />
to register for Vacation Bible School from July 23-July 27. Call 413-<br />
967-9250 for further information.<br />
COUNTRY FAIR Join us at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 33 West Brookfi eld<br />
Road, for our annual Country Fair to be held July 21 at 10 a.m. There<br />
will be games, prizes, pony rides, and snacks. You will also be able<br />
to register for Vacation Bible School July 23 - July 27. Call 413-967-<br />
9250 for further information.<br />
.<br />
HAM & BAKED BEAN SUPPER with Strawberry Shortcake on Saturday,<br />
July 21 at 6 p.m. at the George Whitefi eld United Methodist<br />
Church, 33 West Main St. in West Brookfi eld. Adults cost $10, children<br />
under 10 cost $5. By reservation only at 508-867-3002.<br />
CAR SHOW FUNDRAISER for CLOWNING FOR KIDS FOUNDATION<br />
Saturday, July 21 at Callahan Football Field, Town Beach Cottage<br />
Street, West Brookfi eld. Rain date: July 28. Car entry is $8, spectators<br />
free, donations appreciated. Show opens at 10 a.m., Judging<br />
at 1 p.m., Trophies at 3 p.m. Trophies to the top 50 cars, trucks or<br />
motorcycles. Raffl es, music, food.<br />
“BANNED LOOT” at THE ONE WAY CAFÉ, First Congregational<br />
Church, 144 North Main St., North Brookfi eld on Saturday, July 21<br />
at 6 p.m. Contemporary Christian music outdoors on the front lawn.<br />
Indoors in the event of rain. Light grill items and beverages for<br />
sale. Free assorted desserts. Come for a night of worship through<br />
music! For more information visit www.facebook.com/TheOneWay-<br />
CafeNB.<br />
“WORLD OF BATS” is coming to the East Brookfi eld Public Library<br />
on Saturday, July 21 at 11 a.m. Caroline Glaser and her live bat ambassadors<br />
will teach us about these wonderful, helpful creatures of<br />
the night.<br />
SWING IS IN THE AIR as the Quabbin Community Jazz Orchestra<br />
takes the stage to present A Special Evening Of Jazz on Sunday, July<br />
22 at 6 p.m. at the Harding Allen Bandstand, on the Barre Common.<br />
COME TO THE EAST BROOKFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY for “An Evening<br />
of Outdoor Fun & Games” on Monday, July 23 at 6 p.m. Families<br />
will have a chance to participate in 3-legged races, bean bag toss,<br />
water bucket race, and an egg & spoon race. Bring your bug spray.<br />
STURBRIDGE WORSHIP CENTER SPONSORS FREE VACATION<br />
BIBLE SCHOOL for children age 5 to 12 on Monday, July 23 through<br />
Friday, July 27 on the Southbridge Common from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30<br />
p.m. To Register: call 508-347-9642 or see us on the Common on<br />
Friday, July 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. or Monday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. Free<br />
gift for the fi rst 30 registrants.<br />
STURBRIDGE WORSHIP CENTER SPONSORS FREE VACATION<br />
BIBLE SCHOOL on Monday, July 23 through Friday, July 27 on the<br />
Southbridge Common. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for Kids age 5<br />
to 12. Registration is Friday, July 20, 4 to 6 p.m. on the Common. Or<br />
call to register: 508-347-9642. Free gift for the fi rst 30 registrants.<br />
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Brookfi eld Congregational Church on<br />
the Common is hosting this year’s Vacation Bible School on July 23<br />
through July 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration is free. Please call<br />
See CALENDAR I PAGE 18
Lake<br />
Wickaboag<br />
algae<br />
treatment<br />
rescheduled<br />
to July 23<br />
WEST BROOK-<br />
FIELD - The Lake Wickaboag<br />
Preservation Association,<br />
along with the<br />
West Brookfi eld Board<br />
of Health, has announced<br />
that due to delays in receiving<br />
an EPA permit, the<br />
treatment for algae growth<br />
has been rescheduled to<br />
Monday, July 23. Lake<br />
Wickaboag will receive a<br />
total lake algaecide application<br />
and spot herbicide<br />
application to treat nuisance<br />
aquatic vegetation.<br />
Lycott Environmental,<br />
the contractor hired by the<br />
Board of Health to apply<br />
the algaecide treatment<br />
for algae and spot herbicide<br />
treatment for selected<br />
weed areas, has requested<br />
that swimming, fi shing<br />
and boating in the lake<br />
be suspended for the July<br />
23 underwater treatment.<br />
Also, lake water should<br />
not be used for livestock<br />
watering on July 23 and<br />
24, direct drinking from<br />
July 23 to July 26, and<br />
irrigation from July 23 to<br />
July 28.<br />
Members of LWPA will<br />
notify boaters and swimmers<br />
by placing signs on<br />
streets leading to the lake<br />
and by placing red fl ag<br />
buoys on the lake. As part<br />
of their education program,<br />
they will also send<br />
a reminder to residents<br />
through the local cable<br />
access channel before the<br />
application begins.<br />
A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, July 19, 2012 PAGE 3<br />
Summer Music Fest to benefi t Robert<br />
Bombard Alumni Scholarship Fund<br />
STURBRIDGE - The Tantasqua Regional<br />
High School Alumni Association along with<br />
The Robert Bombard Alumni Scholarship<br />
Fund is holding its fi rst Summer Music Fest<br />
on Saturday, Aug. 4 from noon- 6 p.m. at Hyland<br />
Orchard& Brewery, 199 Arnold Road in<br />
Sturbridge.<br />
The event will feature several live bands,<br />
kids games and prizes, train rides, face painting,<br />
raffl es, silent auction and food catered by<br />
Annie’s Kitchen. Admission is $10. Ages 12<br />
and under are free. All are welcome and THS<br />
alumni are especially encouraged to attend.<br />
The festival will be held rain or shine.<br />
All headliners in the bands are THS Alum.<br />
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Those performing are:<br />
The Millboys, including Dick Chase and<br />
Rick Ottman at 1 p.m.; The Smilemakers at<br />
1:45 p.m.; “New Pilot” with Sean McKinstrey<br />
and Chet Fairchild at 2:30 p.m.: Derik Cummings<br />
at 3:15 p.m.; The Sara Ashleigh Band at<br />
4 p.m., and Camille Collins with Dave Kenderian<br />
(the fretless base player) at 4:45 p.m.<br />
This event is being held to raise funds to<br />
award scholarships to graduating seniors from<br />
Tantasqua Regional High School.<br />
“The proceeds will help graduates as they<br />
begin the next chapter of their lives. With the<br />
rising cost of education, graduating seniors<br />
could use all the help they can get with fi nanc-<br />
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Real life reasons to reverse Pulaski Street<br />
TO THE EDITOR:<br />
I tried my traffi c fl ow<br />
pattern on a return trip<br />
from the West Street<br />
shops last week and it was<br />
a refreshing drive through<br />
Downtown Ware. I stayed<br />
on West Street and made<br />
the right onto Main and<br />
then the right on South<br />
and I didn’t stop once. It<br />
was beautiful. I avoided<br />
Pulaski Street and the<br />
potential for a vehicle exiting<br />
the gas station just<br />
as I would turn onto it<br />
and the multiple driveways<br />
and vehicles pulling<br />
away from the curb.<br />
Unfortunately, on my way<br />
to the shops, my and three<br />
cars behind me, couldn’t<br />
avoid being forced to<br />
make the left onto Main<br />
from South and then stopping<br />
at the North Street<br />
light. Just as the light<br />
turned green, a car made<br />
a right on red or maybe<br />
just drove through the red<br />
light from North Street<br />
and made the turn onto<br />
Main. The vehicle immediately<br />
needed to get in the<br />
left lane turn lane for West<br />
Street cutting in front of<br />
me making me avoid colliding<br />
with them in the<br />
process and nearly causing<br />
a chain reaction crash<br />
behind me. When the<br />
driver realized what they<br />
had done and were looking<br />
in the rear-view they<br />
didn’t see a car that started<br />
proceeding onto Main<br />
Street from the Route 9<br />
East stop sign and almost<br />
had a collision there. All<br />
the while a pedestrian<br />
was trying to cross from<br />
the Town Hall curb to<br />
the liquor store curb and<br />
wasn’t noticed due to the<br />
near collision with the car<br />
at the Route 9 East and<br />
Main/West intersection.<br />
Now just think how much<br />
of that might not have<br />
Happy 100th birthday Woody Guthrie<br />
TO THE EDITOR:<br />
Last week I and the<br />
nation celebrated the<br />
100th birthday of Woody<br />
Guthrie. Born in Okemah,<br />
Oklahoma on July<br />
14, 1912 and named after<br />
President Woodrow<br />
Guthrie, Woody became<br />
one of the greatest folk<br />
singer, songwriter during<br />
the Depression years<br />
and after. He wrote songs<br />
about what he saw around<br />
him.<br />
In the early 1930s,<br />
Woody left home because<br />
of the Dust Bowl storms in<br />
Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas,<br />
and lack of work<br />
due to the Depression. In<br />
his autobiography Bound<br />
for Glory published in<br />
1943, he talked of jumping<br />
box cars on freight<br />
trains or hitch hiking out<br />
of California and across<br />
the country. He played<br />
his songs, which championed<br />
the downtrodden<br />
and disposed at union hall<br />
meetings and internment<br />
camps where the Okies<br />
and Arkies stayed while<br />
picking the crops for the<br />
<strong>big</strong> farm owners in California<br />
and other western<br />
states.<br />
His songs were about<br />
people – how they were<br />
treated and how wealthy<br />
happened if my vehicle<br />
and the three vehicles behind<br />
were all able to make<br />
the left turn onto Pulaski<br />
Street from South Street<br />
and proceed to West<br />
Street avoiding the downtown<br />
traffi c. In all likelyhood,<br />
three motor vehicle<br />
accidents would not have<br />
close to happening as well<br />
as a pedestrian having<br />
to stop in the crosswalk<br />
when crossing West Street<br />
at Main Street and almost<br />
being struck.<br />
Today’s world is full<br />
of too many people in too<br />
<strong>big</strong> a rush trying to do too<br />
many things while operating<br />
a 3,000 plus pound<br />
motor vehicle. Please<br />
consider my traffi c fl ow<br />
plan for the downtown<br />
area and the reversal of<br />
Pulaski Street. It would<br />
minimize the potential<br />
for the situation I faced<br />
probably 10 times over<br />
or more in a single day.<br />
farmers and bankers<br />
abused them – drawing attention<br />
to social injustices.<br />
His songs were often a rallying<br />
cry to action giving a<br />
voice to the common man.<br />
He wasn’t against capitalism,<br />
but against those who<br />
were greedy and took advantage<br />
of the under privileged.<br />
His best known<br />
songs were Deportee, You<br />
Don’t have the Do, Re,<br />
Me, Pretty Boy Floyd,<br />
and This Land is Your<br />
Land, widely considered<br />
to be America’s alternative<br />
national anthem.<br />
I became aware of<br />
Woody Guthrie in 1964<br />
when I started listen-<br />
How nice would it be<br />
for a Pulaski Street resident<br />
to just make a left<br />
onto West Street to go<br />
to a store instead of being<br />
forced through the<br />
Downtown area. I realize<br />
they would still have to go<br />
though Downtown on the<br />
return trip, but if it is anything<br />
like my ride it’s not a<br />
problem. How nice would<br />
it be to take a chair and sit<br />
near the fountain under a<br />
shade tree at the little park<br />
and not have a car make a<br />
fast turn from Main Street<br />
to the little side street next<br />
to it just as you cross.<br />
These are just two examples<br />
of what a reversal of<br />
the traffi c fl ow on Pulaski<br />
Street could do as well as<br />
my fore mentioned traffi c<br />
incident.<br />
Joe Lafko<br />
Warren<br />
ing to Bob Dylan songs.<br />
Woody had a tremendous<br />
infl uence on Dylan in<br />
his early years. I read his<br />
book Bound For Glory<br />
in 1968, my junior year<br />
at the University of California,<br />
Davis. That was<br />
the year Woody died from<br />
Huntington’s disease.<br />
As I walked home<br />
from classes one day in<br />
the spring of 1970, I saw<br />
a very young beagle mix<br />
dog abandoned on the<br />
railroad tracks. I took him<br />
home with me and named<br />
him Woody.<br />
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GUTHRIE<br />
FROM PAGE 4<br />
Through the years I<br />
have amassed a large collection<br />
of Woody’s songs.<br />
It is amazing after 75<br />
years, the songs he wrote<br />
in the 1930s and 1940s<br />
describe the current situation<br />
today in the United<br />
States with the economic<br />
and immigration issues.<br />
Woody Guthrie’s songs<br />
and life had a strong infl uence<br />
on me in my college<br />
years and continue to do<br />
so today. So Happy Birthday<br />
Woody; it’s been good<br />
to know you.<br />
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Ware<br />
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Do you remember when?<br />
NORTH BROOKFIELD - The Friends<br />
of the North Brookfi eld Town House Ask: Do<br />
You Remember When? Do you remember . .<br />
. when the North Brookfi eld girls’ basketball<br />
team wore black stockings, black bloomers<br />
and white middy blouses as they played in the<br />
Town House? . . . when costumed children<br />
marched around the Great Hall behind the<br />
high school band on Halloween? . . . when<br />
local bands rocked the Town House at teen<br />
dances? Do you remember proms, minstrel<br />
shows and talent shows, and the Firemen’s<br />
Ball? Well, if you do, please join current<br />
and former area residents as they share their<br />
memories for a book to be published by the<br />
Friends of the North Brookfi eld Town House<br />
in celebration of the 200th anniversary of our<br />
town. By sharing your memories you are contributing<br />
to the history of our town, and helping<br />
to create a record for future generations to<br />
cherish and enjoy.<br />
Please take time to write down your own<br />
memory, or one of a family member or friend,<br />
include a photograph, if you have one, and<br />
send it to: Memories, 190 Oakham Road,<br />
North Brookfi eld. We promise to return<br />
all photos. You may also e-mail us at borstpond@aol.com.<br />
If you would rather tell your story to a<br />
volunteer, we will be glad to meet with you at<br />
the Senior Center or the Haston Library, talk<br />
to you over the phone, or even come to your<br />
home. Call 508-867-7686 and ask for Shelley<br />
to make an appointment, or leave a message<br />
and we will contact you. If you would like to<br />
volunteer to be an interviewer, we would love<br />
to have your help.<br />
Garden Club announces<br />
three presenters<br />
BROOKFIELD - A special program about<br />
*”Theme Gardens”* will be presented at the<br />
next meeting of the Brookfi eld Garden Club<br />
to be held on Sunday, July 22. There will be<br />
three presenters, who will each discuss a different<br />
garden theme. Susan Selby will share<br />
her ideas on designing a “ Mary” garden, using<br />
plants containing “Mary in the fl ower name”.<br />
Dawn Pettinelli will present her knowledge<br />
for creating a “White” garden, containing only<br />
plants with “white fl owers”. Nancy Gline will<br />
give her expertise on making a “Fragrance”<br />
garden, based on the fragrances of the plants.<br />
The program is free and open to the public<br />
and will be held at 3 p.m. at the Brookfi eld<br />
Congregational Church. This will be an enjoyable<br />
program for all.<br />
Selby is currently an archives assistant at<br />
the College of Holy Cross. She learned to love<br />
gardening from her mother, who is a 99-yearold<br />
master gardener in Colorado, and still<br />
starts everything from seed. After a pilgrimage<br />
to Fatima and Lourdes in 2002, she was<br />
inspired to plant a Mary Garden. She didn’t<br />
know at that time that there were so many<br />
plants named for Mary....500 of them! After<br />
the Reformation, the names changed so as<br />
Leader Home Center keeps growing!<br />
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We are hiring full time and part time<br />
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Paid Holidays • Advancement Opportunities<br />
These are immediate openings and will fi ll fast. Stop into any<br />
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not to be religious. For instance, Our Lady’s<br />
Slipper became Lady Slipper. She will also<br />
will inform us of other Mary Gardens in the<br />
country.<br />
Pettinelli is an extension instructor in the<br />
Department of Plant Science at the University<br />
of Connecticut. She manages the UConn<br />
Home and Garden Education Center and the<br />
UConn Soil Nutrient Analysis Laboratory.<br />
Both facilities provide information, testing<br />
and advice to homeowners and commercial<br />
clientele. Dawn was the master gardener coordinator<br />
for Worcester County Cooperative<br />
Extension in Massachusetts. A lifelong gardener,<br />
Dawn was also a horticulturist at Old<br />
Sturbridge Village. Since 1987 she has been<br />
writing gardening columns for local newspapers<br />
and is involved in adult and youth education<br />
efforts focusing primarily on soil quality<br />
and fertility. She has appeared on the Martha<br />
Stewart Show, the History Channel, Fox<br />
News and on local CT television stations. Her<br />
articles have been published in Radius and<br />
Connecticut Gardener magazines, and recently<br />
she began the Master Composter Program<br />
in Connecticut.<br />
Gline has been interested in horticulture<br />
since age 12, studied vocational horticulture<br />
in high school and attended the Thompson<br />
School at the University of New Hampshire<br />
in Durham. She was a Horticultural intern<br />
at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY for two<br />
years and started her own fi rm, The Landscape<br />
Designer, in 2005. Her ability to design<br />
a landscape, using a balanced selection<br />
of hardy deciduous, evergreen and perennial<br />
plant materials leads her to design an everlasting<br />
arrangement of beautiful shapes, texture,<br />
color with outstanding seasonal interests. Her<br />
select clients continue to be satisfi ed with her<br />
original designs and the “low maintenance” results<br />
as originally promised. Nancy’s installed<br />
landscape plans are available for viewing and<br />
located throughout Worcester County.<br />
North Brookfi eld preps for<br />
200th birthday<br />
NORTH BROOKFIELD - North Brookfi<br />
eld will celebrate its 200th birthday in a <strong>big</strong><br />
way on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 6<br />
p.m. The festivities will begin with a hometown<br />
parade led by an honor guard. Following<br />
the parade, Olde Home Day will provide<br />
an opportunity to reminisce with family,<br />
friends and neighbors. The past 200 years will<br />
be relived through visits to a newly renovated<br />
Historical Society Museum, viewing a large<br />
historical photo collection, strolling among<br />
antique cars, even taking a guided tour of our<br />
local cemetery.<br />
The day will feature moments in history,<br />
from North Brookfi eld’s beginnings in 1812<br />
to the present. Both past and present will be<br />
celebrated, a tribute to the many infl uential<br />
people who lived in the town and left their<br />
mark, as well as to those who are making a<br />
mark today with their special talents.<br />
Downtown buildings will house an art exhibit<br />
showcasing local artists and a quilt show<br />
highlighting a quilt made in North Brookfi eld<br />
in 1880s. There will be a special musical program<br />
for children, as well as old fashioned<br />
games. Musical presentations by local artists<br />
– MONDAY –<br />
Burger &<br />
a Pint of $ 11<br />
Beer Night<br />
– WEDNESDAY –<br />
Stone Pie<br />
Pizza &<br />
Bottle of<br />
Vino Night<br />
In Wine There Is Truth<br />
including a musician who currently lives in<br />
the house previously owned by William Terry<br />
Duncan, a musician and librettist for George<br />
M. Cohan, who summered here in North<br />
Brookfi eld.<br />
Food provided by local groups and horse<br />
drawn hayrides will add yet another dimension<br />
to the festivities. Music will span the<br />
scope of time from 1812 to the present day,<br />
and will be performed by local musicians who<br />
span all generations.<br />
Teens sought for Christian<br />
confi rmation course<br />
BROOKFIELD - In September, Brookfi<br />
eld Congregational Church will begin a program<br />
for young people that will lead to the<br />
opportunity to be confi rmed as a Christian.<br />
Over several months there will be a survey of<br />
the Bible, mission/outreach activities within<br />
the community and at such places as Heifer<br />
Project International in Rutland. There will<br />
be a variety of opportunities to share a meal<br />
together when the group meets. Members<br />
will visit a variety of places of worship including<br />
a Jewish Synagogue, Greek Orthodox<br />
Church, inner city church and Roman Catholic<br />
Mass. The young people will participate<br />
in assisting in music and worship leadership<br />
at Brookfi eld Congregational Church and will<br />
each be assigned a mentor and prayer partner.<br />
In addition there will be opportunities to attend<br />
concerts where they will be introduced<br />
to contemporary Christian music, and other<br />
worthwhile events as they become known.<br />
All junior and senior high kids are welcome to<br />
participate. Participation will require a commitment<br />
on the part of parents and young<br />
people. Contact Pastor Ellie Kraner as soon<br />
as possible if you would like to discuss this<br />
opportunity. (508 867 6262; bccucc@charter.<br />
net).<br />
Sturbridge seeks applicants<br />
for govt. study committee<br />
STURBRIDGE - The Sturbridge Board<br />
of Selectmen seek applicants to volunteer for<br />
two citizen-at-large positions on the Government<br />
Services Study Committee. The Committee<br />
was established by the Board of Selectmen<br />
to conduct an overall effi ciency/productivity<br />
study of all town departments. Applicants<br />
must not be serving the town in any paid capacity<br />
or be related to employees of the town.<br />
Though not required, preferred qualifi cations<br />
include a professional background in business/personnel<br />
management and/or a professional<br />
fi nancial/ accounting background. Additional<br />
preferable experience may include<br />
individuals with a strong background in statistical<br />
analysis and/or database management<br />
systems-analysis.<br />
The positions will be directly appointed by<br />
the Board of Selectmen. Please submit your<br />
statement of interest no later than Monday,<br />
July 23 at Noon to the Town Administrator,<br />
308 Main St., Sturbridge, MA 01566 or via<br />
email to: ssuhoski@town.sturbridge.ma.us.<br />
$ 30<br />
– SUNDAY –<br />
Boiled<br />
Lobster<br />
Dinner Night<br />
Weekly Complete Dinner Features – $18<br />
420 Main Street • Sturbridge, MA 508.347.3424<br />
See Our Web Site For Menu and Details www.veritasma.com<br />
or facebook.com/veritasrestaurant<br />
$ 22<br />
Includes New England Clam Chowder,<br />
Caesar Salad, Boiled Potato & Corn on the Cob<br />
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Wednesday Thru Monday<br />
3:00p.m. to Close<br />
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Merrick Public Library News<br />
August 2012<br />
The Board of Trustees meeting will be<br />
Monday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m.<br />
We would like to start a LEGO<br />
Club in the fall, so we are looking for donations<br />
of LEGOs.<br />
Free! Massachusetts Department of<br />
Conservation & Recreation has provided<br />
a FREE State Parks and Recreation<br />
pass to this public library. Sign-up at<br />
the Brookfi eld library to check out the<br />
Annual ParksPass and discover Massachusetts<br />
State Parks. A Massachusetts<br />
Outdoor Recreation Map is also available<br />
to check out! Kidleidoscope Kids!<br />
Interpretive programs for students,<br />
Wells State Park on Saturdays, Purgatory<br />
Chasm on Mondays and Fridays,<br />
call Jessica at 508-527-4679. There are<br />
DCR programs at many state parks in<br />
Massachusetts, check out the website for<br />
more information: http://www.mass.gov/<br />
dcr/events.htm<br />
DREAM BIG: READ! Summer<br />
Reading 2012 will end Wednesday, Aug.<br />
15 with an ice cream and cupcake party<br />
Ms. Renee Coro will perform and Sangita<br />
Desai will provide free henna tattoos<br />
at 12:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesdays, Aug. 1, 8, and 15 at<br />
11:30 a.m. for Music Fun! All ages welcome,<br />
free snacks served. No sign-up<br />
necessary.<br />
Wednesdays, Aug. 1, 8, and 15, 3: to<br />
4:30 p.m. Arts, crafts and games for elementary<br />
school aged children. Fun and<br />
free.<br />
Wednesday, Aug. 1, Sangita Desai will<br />
assist students with Rangoli, Indian Art<br />
from 3 to 4:30 p.m. This program is supported<br />
in part by a grant from the Brookfi<br />
eld Cultural Council, a local agency<br />
which is supported by the Massachusetts<br />
Cultural Council, a state agency.<br />
Aug. 8 - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Car<br />
seat safety inspections with technician<br />
Brookfi eld Offi cer Jason White (Dur-<br />
CLUES ACROSS<br />
1. Deal a blow to<br />
4. Group of<br />
vineyards in<br />
France<br />
7. Doctors’ group<br />
8. River of the<br />
Argonne<br />
10. 33 1/3 records<br />
11. Incombustible fi re<br />
residue<br />
12. Hops drying kiln<br />
14. Light in a<br />
protective case<br />
15. Canarium<br />
luzonicum<br />
17. Concluding state<br />
of pregnancy<br />
19. Holiday bells<br />
organization<br />
21. General’s<br />
assistant, abbr.<br />
22. Side sheltered<br />
from the wind<br />
23. Cook in hot oil<br />
24. Deep hole in the<br />
ground<br />
25. Actress Ryan<br />
26. Brew<br />
27. 20th US President<br />
34. Speech<br />
35. Genuinely<br />
36. Thrashed<br />
38. Read superfi cially<br />
39. Reviewed harshly<br />
40. Leave me alone<br />
(text)<br />
41. Thin continuous<br />
marks<br />
42. Romanian airport<br />
code<br />
43. Auto<br />
44. Spring<br />
ahead time<br />
ing ZUMBA and music time!) Offi cer<br />
White will be available to inspect the<br />
installation of children’s car seats and<br />
check for expired or recalled car seats.<br />
If necessary, Offi cer White will have<br />
new car seats for replacement. The mission<br />
statement for the Executive Offi ce<br />
of Public Safety and Security’s Highway<br />
Safety Division (EOPSS/HSD) is committed<br />
to ensuring the safety of children<br />
riding in motor vehicles on the Commonwealth’s<br />
roadways. EOPSS/HSD actively<br />
works with local municipalities and<br />
not-for-profi t organizations to promote<br />
proper child passenger seat installation<br />
and usage through community outreach,<br />
maintaining a child passenger safety<br />
(CPS) hotline, and by training CPS<br />
technicians. We will continually strive<br />
to increase the number of CPS checkup<br />
events and fi tting stations throughout the<br />
Commonwealth. Appointments with Offi<br />
cer White or Administrative Assistant<br />
Holly Chisholm may be made by calling<br />
508 867 5570. This program is funded<br />
with a grant from the Jeppson Memorial<br />
Grant, Greater Worcester Community<br />
Foundation.<br />
The Police and Library staff invites<br />
members of the community to attend<br />
Pizza Night at the library. We are hosting<br />
an open forum (with free pizza!) to<br />
discuss current topics such as bullying,<br />
harassment, concerns regarding safety,<br />
and both positive and negative behavior<br />
issues.<br />
Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. This free<br />
monthly event is funded with a grant<br />
from the Brookfi eld Community Club.<br />
Banister Book Group<br />
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, 7-8 p.m. Moveable<br />
Feast by Ernest Hemingway.<br />
Hemingway’s posthumously published<br />
memoirs of his life in 1920s Paris, called<br />
“A Moveable Feast”, aspired to provide<br />
this terminology a simple defi nition:<br />
“If you are lucky enough to have lived<br />
in Paris as a young man, then wherever<br />
CLUES DOWN<br />
1. Auras<br />
2. Antelope with<br />
ridged curved<br />
horns<br />
3. Mortarboard<br />
adornment<br />
4. 1/100 Senegal<br />
franc<br />
5. Impolitely<br />
6. Consumer<br />
8. A mosque tower<br />
9. Sea eagle<br />
11. ___ King Charles<br />
spaniel<br />
13. Tobacco mosaic<br />
virus<br />
14. Local area<br />
network (abbr.)<br />
16. Farm state<br />
17. Orderly<br />
and neat<br />
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18. Mythological bird<br />
20. Aimed at object<br />
23. Those bearing<br />
young<br />
24. A course<br />
of action<br />
25. Navigator of a<br />
ship<br />
26. Gone by or past<br />
27. One of Regis’<br />
daughters<br />
28. Comedian Ceasar<br />
29. 12 inches (abbr.)<br />
30. Tax collector<br />
31. Greek<br />
mathematician<br />
32. Artiodactyl<br />
mammals<br />
33. A hereditary ruler<br />
36. Burns gas or<br />
wood (abbr.)<br />
37. Of a layperson<br />
you go for the rest of your life, it stays<br />
with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”<br />
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, 7 to 8 p.m.<br />
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.<br />
Hadley Richardson, age 28, in 1920<br />
Chicago marries Ernest Hemingway<br />
after a brief courtship. Then in a whirlwind<br />
they set sail for Paris and join what<br />
is referred to now as the Lost Generation<br />
in Paris. They join other expatriates including<br />
Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and<br />
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.<br />
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, 7 to 8 p.m. A<br />
Secret Gift: How One Man’s Kindness-<br />
-and a Trove of Letters--Revealed the<br />
Hidden History of the Great Depression<br />
by Ted Gupp.<br />
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Emergency need for blood donors<br />
REGION - Blood drives will soon be held in Ware,<br />
Warren and West Brookfi eld. The Ware Senior Center<br />
holds a blood drive the fi rst Wednesday of every month<br />
between 1 and 6 p.m.<br />
The American Red Cross has an emergency need for<br />
blood and platelet donors of all blood types. In June,<br />
blood donations were down more than 10 percent across<br />
the country, with 50,000 fewer pints of blood than expected.<br />
There is almost half the amount of readily available<br />
blood in the Red Cross inventory than there was this<br />
time last year. Blood donations typically decline during<br />
the summer months because blood donors are busy with<br />
seasonal activities and overlook giving. Just a few more<br />
people at each drive could boost the available supply for<br />
patients all summer long. All American Red Cross blood<br />
donors throughout July will receive a voucher for a free<br />
carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream plus register to win a pair<br />
of Red Sox tickets as a blood donor of the game. Appointments<br />
are preferred, however walk-ins are always<br />
welcome. For more information, call 800-RED CROSS<br />
or visit www.RedCrosBlood.org.<br />
Dream Big!<br />
NEW BRAINTREE - The New Braintree Library<br />
invites children ages 3 through 12 to the Dream<br />
Big Summer Reading Program Events. Each week, a<br />
fun and free exciting activity and/or craft will engage<br />
youngsters throughout the summer. Activities happen<br />
each Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the library, continue<br />
with Lego Building on July 26, Glow In The Dark<br />
Star Mobiles on Aug. 2, Recycled Robots on Aug. 9, and<br />
concludes on Aug. 16 with a Dream Up Your Own Ice<br />
Cream Party. Sign up sheets for one and all programs<br />
are available at the library front desk. Parents must accompany<br />
their children for all programs. This program<br />
is sponsored by the Friends of The New Braintree Public<br />
Library. For more information, please call Karen at<br />
774-452-0136.<br />
Massasoit Art Guild announces<br />
featured artists for July and August<br />
EAST BROOKFIELD - All are invited to view the<br />
work of these fi ne local artists. Most works are for sale<br />
in these venues.<br />
Spencer Public Library: No featured artists this<br />
month due to the ongoing remodel of the library.<br />
Spencer Savings Bank, 176 Main Street, Spencer:<br />
Ron Trzcinski<br />
North Brookfi eld Library, Main Street, North<br />
Brookfi eld: Janice Lakus and Wes Small<br />
East Brookfi eld Library: Gayle Magwood’s barn<br />
paintings will remain on display in the library.<br />
Cormiers Jewelers, Spencer: Michele Trzcinski,<br />
Gert Kennan, and Linda Spencer<br />
The Massasoit Art Guild has members from all over<br />
central Massachusetts representing over 23 communities<br />
in the region. Including: Auburn, Barre, Brimfi eld,<br />
Brookfi eld, Dudley, East Brookfi eld, Framingham,<br />
Holden, Holland, Leicester, North Brookfi eld, New<br />
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Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, West Brookfi<br />
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A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, July 19, 2012 PAGE 7<br />
Programming heating up at<br />
Sturbridge Senior Center<br />
-STURBRIDGE-<br />
By Jennifer Grybowski<br />
Turley Publications Reporter<br />
Although the senior center can serve as a place to<br />
cool off, programming there has been heating up<br />
just as much as the weather.<br />
There are several upcoming events at the senior center,<br />
and they don’t always cater only to seniors. In fact,<br />
earlier this week the center held a swing and ballroom<br />
dance that was open to the public and featured dance<br />
lessons and open dancing to Premier Swing, an eight<br />
piece jazz combo playing popular ballroom dance tunes<br />
such as Single and Triple Swing, Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha<br />
and Rumba, all played at proper dance tempos.<br />
Senior Center Director Melissa Beauchemin said it is<br />
her goal to make the senior center less of a “senior-only<br />
center.”<br />
“I am trying to incorporate younger generations as<br />
well,” she said. “I just think, why exclude anybody? If<br />
it’s going to be entertaining, why not?”<br />
Beauchemin said she is also making it a goal to have<br />
more programming at night.<br />
“Some boomers still work,” she said. “We have line<br />
dancing in the afternoon and Zumba Gold at night. I am<br />
trying to incorporate more of different age groups.”<br />
Beauchemin said she would love to ideas from people<br />
about what they’d like to see at the center – either during<br />
the day or at night.<br />
“Anything that comes along, I’ll try it if I think it will<br />
appeal to somebody and if it is within reason,” she said.<br />
Coming up Wednesday, July 25 at 1 p.m. is a talent<br />
show and anyone, regardless of age, can perform their<br />
talent.<br />
“We’ve never done it before,” Beauchemin said.<br />
Beauchemin said the idea for the show came to her<br />
one morning when people were in the center having coffee<br />
and chitchatting. It was then she learned that one of<br />
her seniors is actually a rapping granny.<br />
“I said, ‘We’d love to see it,’” Beauchemin said. “’Why<br />
don’t we have a talent show?’”<br />
Then, she decided to open the show up to the general<br />
public.<br />
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July 23-July 27th<br />
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“There is a tremendous amount of talent around here<br />
we don’t know about,” Beauchemin said.<br />
There are fi ve acts total already, including the rapping<br />
granny and a harmonica player. There will be a rehearsal/run<br />
through Friday, June 20. To sign up an act,<br />
call 508-347-7575.<br />
Also coming up is the annual Friends of the Senior<br />
Center Yard Sale, which will take place Saturday, Aug.<br />
4 at 9 a.m. The rain date is Saturday, Aug. 11. This event<br />
is a major Friends fundraiser.<br />
Hot dogs and soda will be sold at the yard sale and<br />
there will be a large bake sale as well. Baked goods are<br />
always appreciated as a donation. Baked goods should<br />
be individually wrapped with the ingredients listed as<br />
per Board of Health department guidelines. Items for<br />
the bake sale may be brought to the senior center Friday,<br />
Aug. 3 before 4 p.m. Donations from those who<br />
would like to contribute, but don’t like to bake, are also<br />
welcome.<br />
One new program that continues to be smashing success<br />
is the Gourmet Grannies, the cable television cooking<br />
show.<br />
“The premise is to pass one’s skills from one generation<br />
to another,” Beauchemin said.<br />
And it’s working. In fact, Beauchemin has had phone<br />
calls from several younger members of the community<br />
asking questions about recipes they saw on shows or<br />
asking if a presenter can help them make a recipe.<br />
“The seniors are really, really thrilled,” she said. “It’s<br />
a resource; they can be resources to younger people.”<br />
For more information on any of these programs, call<br />
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PAGE 8 A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, July 19, 2012<br />
Where is it?<br />
“Do you know where this photo is?”<br />
Each week, a photograph of an object, landmark<br />
or other well-known local item (taken at<br />
close range) will run in the newspaper. Readers<br />
are invited to submit their answers to Tim<br />
Kane at telephone (413) 967-3505 or e-mail<br />
tkane@turley.com. All entries must include<br />
the respondent’s answer, his or<br />
her name, address and phone<br />
number. Remember, be as specific<br />
as possible! If it is a photo of a<br />
building, entries must include the<br />
name and location of the building. If<br />
it is a close-up of a sign, respondents<br />
must indicate where the sign is<br />
located and how it is used. Of course,<br />
if it is a photo of a random object,<br />
like an American flag, no additional<br />
information is necessary.<br />
The name of the person who<br />
provides the correct answer first will be<br />
featured in the newspaper.<br />
In order to qualify for the weekly<br />
“Where Is It?” contest, entries must be<br />
received by the end of the day on the<br />
Monday after publication. The winner’s<br />
name, along with the correct answer, will<br />
be published in the next edition.<br />
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If You Can’t Pronounce It, Should You Eat It? 7/23<br />
Awakening to Your Inner Psychic: 7/24<br />
Versatile Beans, Whole Grains, Nuts and Seeds: 7/26<br />
Athletic Dogs: 7/30<br />
Uncovering Past Lives: 7/31<br />
Learning About the Internet: 8/1<br />
One Minute Meditations: 8/2<br />
Heartsaver CPR/First Aid: 8/3<br />
Preserving Your Garden: 8/4<br />
Miniature Garden Oasis: 8/6<br />
Take Time to Stop: 8/13<br />
Microsoft Word (begins 8/7 or 8/8)<br />
How to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft: 8/21<br />
Intro to Tarot Card Reading Part One: 8/21<br />
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Answer to Last Week<br />
Last week’s mystery photo depicted<br />
the St. Francis statue at<br />
St. Anne’s Shrine in Sturbridge.<br />
Reader Robert O’Keefe of Warren<br />
was fi rst to correctly answer.<br />
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED<br />
to serve on various committees.<br />
If interested, please call the<br />
Yellow House.<br />
West Brookfi eld<br />
C.O.A. Menu<br />
Monday, July 23 BBQ<br />
Chicken, Ranch Style<br />
Beans, Chuck Wagon<br />
Corn, Melon<br />
Tuesday, July 24<br />
Swedish meatballs, Egg<br />
Noodles, Spinach,<br />
Birthday Cake (plain<br />
cake)<br />
Wednesday, July 25<br />
Spanish Omelet, Seasoned<br />
Potatoes, Roman<br />
Style Veggies, Chocolate<br />
Chip Cookie<br />
Thursday, July 26<br />
Clam Chowder, Fish w/<br />
Dill Sauce, Rice Pilaf,<br />
Mixed Veg, Fresh Orange<br />
Friday, July 27 Beef<br />
& Cabbage, Mashed Potatoes,<br />
Carrots, Pineapple<br />
Cream Cheese Salad (sugar-free<br />
Jello)<br />
West Brookfi eld<br />
C.O.A. Schedule<br />
Monday, July 23<br />
9 a.m. Wii<br />
9:15 a.m. Cribbage<br />
11 a.m. Chair Exercise<br />
11:30 Lunch<br />
Tuesday, July 24<br />
9:15 a.m. Cribbage<br />
11:30 Lunch<br />
1 p.m. Busy Bees<br />
Wednesday, July 25<br />
9 a.m. Wii<br />
11 a.m. Chair Exercise<br />
11:30 Lunch<br />
Thursday, July 26<br />
8:30 a.m. Tai Chi<br />
10 a.m. DAV Agent<br />
11:30 Lunch<br />
1:30 p.m. Spanish<br />
Friday, July 27<br />
10:30 a.m. Blood Pressure<br />
11 a.m. Chair Exercise<br />
11:30 Lunch<br />
12:30 p.m. Bridge<br />
Monday, July 30<br />
3 p.m. “Take Me Out To<br />
NOW<br />
ONLINE!<br />
TURLEY’S<br />
The Ballgame”<br />
Early baseball (1901 –<br />
1919) presented<br />
by Mel and Alice<br />
Springer through stories,<br />
Babe Ruth, and music<br />
from the ragtime era.<br />
Wear your favorite<br />
team cap and/or shirt!<br />
Thursday, Aug. 2<br />
1 p.m. Pressed Flower<br />
Picture with Linda<br />
Bring: 3” x 5” or smaller<br />
picture frame w/ glass,<br />
tweezers. $3 payable<br />
on day, but must register<br />
508-867-1407. Grand-<br />
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES &<br />
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children welcome to register<br />
also.<br />
Volunteer Opportunities<br />
Looking for a worthwhile<br />
and rewarding way<br />
to spend some of your<br />
time?<br />
Consider volunteering.<br />
We could use help with the<br />
following: COA Board,<br />
Bakers, Reception Desk,<br />
Set Up Tables for special<br />
functions, Craft c-lasses,<br />
Nutrition program. Please<br />
call the Senior Center at<br />
(508) 867-1407.<br />
Warren Senior Center Menu<br />
Monday, July 23 Janik Kielbasa, Roasted Potato,<br />
Baked Beans, Rye Bread<br />
Tuesday, July 24 Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes,<br />
Mixed Veg., Rolls.<br />
Wednesday, July 25 Chicken Patty w/ Roll,<br />
Lettuce & Tomato, Potato Salad<br />
Thursday, July 26 Birthday Party & BBQ<br />
Chicken at Stanislaw Pavilion on South Street,<br />
West Warren. Baked Potato, Corn on Cob, Garden<br />
Salad, Rolls. Two hours of entertainment by<br />
Donna Lee. Open to the public.<br />
Tickets $10. No tickets sold after July 23. Warren<br />
Senior Center number: 413-436-5662<br />
Friday, July 27 Chef’s Surprise.<br />
2012<br />
Fest
I<br />
N THE<br />
GARDEN<br />
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A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, July 19, 2012 PAGE 9<br />
- outdoors -<br />
East to grow summer annuals<br />
I<br />
know of very few people who<br />
start their own annuals, in<br />
place, in the garden. Yet it<br />
wasn’t that long ago that folks did<br />
just that, and with great success.<br />
You can too….read on.<br />
Bachelor’s Button - Also known<br />
as cornfl ower, this one and a half<br />
inch thistle-shaped fl ower is a care<br />
free choice for the cottage garden<br />
or wild meadow. Best known in<br />
bright royal blue, it also comes in<br />
other pretty shades of blue, pink, lavender, maroon and<br />
white. Plants can grow anywhere from one to three feet<br />
tall and are rather lanky in appearance- for that reason<br />
they can be spaced at just six inches apart. They often<br />
peter out in the heat, but by removing spent blooms and<br />
watering you can prolong the plant’s demise. Make<br />
your fi rst sowing of seeds in mid-April, and resow in late<br />
June for blooms well into the fall- even through the fi rst<br />
frost. Seeds can be sown one-quarter inch deep, two<br />
inches apart and then thinned to the above spacing.<br />
Calendula or Pot Marigold - Despite the recent<br />
bought of heat, this cool-loving annual has been performing<br />
well in my garden for the past couple of weeks<br />
now. I grew an heirloom variety called ‘Flashback’ this<br />
year. It is a mix that contains orange, apricot and rosetoned<br />
fl owers, many of whose petals are backed with<br />
maroon. The contrasting tones shimmer and sparkle in<br />
the sun! Depending on variety of calendula grown, the<br />
fl owers on these beauties can be single, semi-double or<br />
fully double, and can have contrasting dark eyes. Most<br />
fl owers are two to three inches wide; the plants top off<br />
at a foot and a half tall. They are subtly fragrant and the<br />
stems and foliage are uniquely sticky to the touch.<br />
Sow seeds in place one-half inch deep, three inches<br />
apart, thinning to eight to ten inches apart. Deadhead<br />
regularly to keep the plant blooming. If your plants start<br />
to look ragged in midsummer, consider cutting them<br />
pack to a point of new growth at the base, then water<br />
and fertilize- with any luck you could see a new fl ush of<br />
fl owers that, like bachelor button, will last well past the<br />
fi rst cold snap. Do let a few fl owers fade on the plant,<br />
and when they are completely dry pull apart the tightly<br />
packed seed cluster. Put the apostrophe-shaped seeds<br />
in a jar, label, and save like my mom did for sowing the<br />
following year.<br />
If one summer annual could win a challenge in versatility<br />
it would be Cosmos. This amazing fl ower is<br />
carefree yet durable, another choice for both the wild<br />
meadow and cottage garden. Hummingbirds and butterfl<br />
ies seek out its nectar-rich fl owers, and its seeds are<br />
equally as important to the birds. Although their vase<br />
life isn’t very long, the large, delicately- petaled blooms<br />
make popular cut fl owers. The taller types are especially<br />
suited for cutting. ‘Versailles’ has strong stems and<br />
is available in familiar shades of pink, rose and white.<br />
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Rescue Squad looks back on 60 years<br />
of emergency care<br />
Subscription Drive begins Aug. 1<br />
By Cristy Bertini<br />
Reporter<br />
-WEST BROOKFIELD-<br />
Rescue Squad President Paul Lupacchino maneuvers<br />
the brand new ambulance out of the bay.<br />
The vehicle, complete with all the specifi cations<br />
an EMT would ever need, cost $201,171 – and the best<br />
part, according to Lupacchino, is that it didn’t cost<br />
taxpayers one cent. It was purchased entirely with the<br />
squad’s funds.<br />
Now that the squad has another ambulance, storage<br />
has become an even <strong>big</strong>ger problem. Lupacchino asked<br />
the board of selectmen at a recent meeting if the rescue<br />
squad could purchase and place a temporary structure<br />
and tap into the fi re department’s resources to heat the<br />
structure, in order to house the older ambulance until<br />
an emergency complex is built. The board told him they<br />
would take the matter under advisement.<br />
Lupacchino, who is also the fi re chief, joined the<br />
rescue squad informally in 1974. “I was always hanging<br />
around the station, and back then, you just went on<br />
the calls,” he said. “In October of 1976, I was offi cially<br />
added to the roster, but as a fi refi ghter. I had to go to<br />
the civil defense director for permission. Back then, they<br />
gave us old raincoats and WWII helmets that we painted<br />
yellow, and that was our gear to respond to fi res. A<br />
lot has changed since then.”<br />
The West Brookfi eld Rescue Squad, Inc. was established<br />
in March of 1952. Prior to its conception, sick and<br />
injured residents were transported to the hospital by a<br />
taxi, hailed from Spencer or Ware. When time wasn’t on<br />
the patient’s side, a personal vehicle was used to transport<br />
them, belonging to a fi reman, policeman, or pretty<br />
much anyone that was willing to help. Not everyone had<br />
vehicles at that time.<br />
In March of 1952, Sherman C. McCarthy of High<br />
Street in West Brookfi eld, a business man who worked<br />
in North Brookfi eld, initiated the purchase of the town’s<br />
fi rst Ambulance. He formed a committee to raise the<br />
money needed to purchase the retiring North Brookfi eld<br />
Ambulance, which was a converted hearse from Lane<br />
Funereal Home. The cost of the ambulance was $150,<br />
and the West Brookfi eld Rescue Squad was formed by<br />
12 charter members March, 1952. The membership was<br />
comprised of 12 fi refi ghters, who donated their time.<br />
The Rescue Squad was independent from the fi re department<br />
and the town. It operated as a non-for-profi t<br />
organization, operating solely on donations.<br />
In 1953, the ambulance garage was built behind the<br />
fi re station at its current location, at a cost of $1,500.<br />
The funding was donated by the town and appropriated<br />
at town meeting.<br />
The garage housed the ambulance and a boiler room<br />
for the fi re station. The meeting space was provided by<br />
the fi re department in the station’s meeting room.<br />
Insurance for the building was provided by the town,<br />
a line itemed article yearly worded as such, “Insurance<br />
for Ambulance Garage/Furnace Room”.<br />
Required training at the time included basic fi rst<br />
aid class and an advanced class in proper handling and<br />
transportation of patients in the ambulance. The training<br />
given by local physician, Dr. Louis Roy.<br />
By the end of the fi rst 15 years, the Rescue Squad<br />
was responding to an average of 73 calls per year.<br />
In 1967, the fi rst yearly fund drive was organized.<br />
During this time, emergency medical services were beginning<br />
to organize at the state level, and ambulance<br />
costs began to increase. The Rescue Squad needed more<br />
funding to operate and replace the current ambulance,<br />
thus beginning the fund drive.<br />
In 1968, the state started to required specifi c equipment<br />
to be carried on the ambulance.<br />
The Rescue Squad and EMS community faced its<br />
<strong>big</strong>gest challenges during the 1970s.<br />
A fi re station addition was needed and approved. The<br />
ambulance garage was taken down and the addition included<br />
three bays (which currently stand) and one of<br />
which was dedicated to housing the ambulance.<br />
The addition was completed in 1972; the same time<br />
the state began requiring that all ambulance services<br />
have certifi ed national emergency medical technicians<br />
as attendants, and ordered that as of 1977, two emergency<br />
medical technicians would be required on ambulances<br />
for transports.<br />
Immediate training was needed, but the funding<br />
wasn’t there. The state eventually sponsored classes in<br />
the area. The classes were held in Ware and Belchertown.<br />
The fee was $80 for 81 hours of class work, and<br />
members were not paid to take the training.<br />
In 1973, Mary Lane Hospital announced that a doctor<br />
would be on duty in the hospital 24 hours a day,<br />
seven days a week to handle all emergency calls.<br />
The town’s fi rst modular ambulance was purchased<br />
new, at a cost of $16,200. Bigger ambulances were needed<br />
to carry required equipment. Ambulance auto insurance<br />
increased to $556.90.<br />
The rescue squad memberships began to dwindle in<br />
1975, as no one had 81 hours of time to donate and become<br />
certifi ed, along with another 64 hours every two<br />
years for recertifi cation. Dayshift help was at an all-time<br />
minimum. So, on Jan. 14, 1975 a vote was taken to accept<br />
non-fi re department individuals interested in joining<br />
the rescue squad. The age minimum was lowered 21<br />
to 18 years of age and that membership was now open<br />
to both men and women.<br />
A new ambulance was purchased in 1999 at a cost of<br />
$120,000. Again, the squad used its own funds for the<br />
purchase.<br />
In 2001, the squad went forward with the necessary<br />
paperwork to change its charter to refl ect billing insurance<br />
companies and paying EMTs for work performed.<br />
This was done to help offset the mounting cost to keep<br />
the rescue squad running.<br />
In 2002, the squad changed the fund drive to a subscription<br />
drive. During the fund drive each year, the<br />
rescue squad sent out 1,800 fl yers to all town residents<br />
and the average response was 245 returned donations<br />
totaling approximately $24,500, by Dec. 31 of that year.<br />
The subscription drive is mailed to 1,800 town residents<br />
with a return Subscription total of 593 responses. The<br />
subscription drive raised $17,620, plus additional donations<br />
of $10,362, for a total amount of $27,982, also by<br />
Dec. 31.<br />
West Brookfi eld residents with a subscription have<br />
their co-pays and deductibles waved, a secondary insurance<br />
policy for ambulance services. Without a subscription,<br />
it is a requirement from the state and federal government<br />
that patients be balanced billed.<br />
The subscription drive offers residents with no insurance,<br />
ambulance services at no additional cost above the<br />
subscription.<br />
No tax dollars are used to run the ambulance at its<br />
current level and availability. The squad provides for<br />
its own EMT courses, pre-employment physicals $450,<br />
compensation per call for its members, radios and pagers<br />
per technician, jump kits and ambulance maintenance.<br />
The squad also provides CPR training at the elementary<br />
school at no cost, and oxygen and supply equipment<br />
to the police department.<br />
Lupacchino said that the squad used to pay $700<br />
– $900 a year to the town to carry the auto and liability<br />
insurance for the Rescue Squad on the group policy, but<br />
the town no longer offers the squad this option. The cost<br />
to provide coverage for the ambulance, and liability insurance<br />
is $6,000, plus workmen’s comp for employees<br />
costs another $2,000 per year.<br />
The Rescue Squad answered 580 calls last year. As<br />
far as future goals for the squad, Lupacchino said he<br />
wants to continue to provide the best care possible for<br />
his residents and anyone else for that matter, in need.<br />
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See LAFLEUR I FROM PAGE 1<br />
Mark also noted that the characters of the brothers<br />
in the movie, “Mark,” played by actor Steve Zissis and<br />
“Jeremy,” played by Mark Kelly, were based upon two<br />
real-life brothers that they knew in their youth that actually<br />
participated in a competition similar to those in<br />
the movie. Lafl eur plays “Stephanie,” Mark’s wife, who<br />
does not approve of the fi erce competition.<br />
“She had all the right things we were looking for, for<br />
the role,” he said. “And she did a wonderful job in the<br />
fi lm.”<br />
One of the more unique aspects that Lafl eur credits<br />
to the Duplass brothers’ method of directing is after that<br />
once the actors hop on set after going over the script, it<br />
goes out the window.<br />
“At fi rst I was a little nervous to hold the responsibility<br />
of the character, but it was such a liberating and exciting<br />
thing to improvise all of the dialogue,” she said.<br />
Even though the fi lm made its world premiere at the<br />
SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas back in March, it<br />
was four years in the making.<br />
“The fi lm was made back in 2008, but because the<br />
Duplass brothers got the green light to make a mainstream<br />
studio movie in 2010, ‘Cyrus,’ and then ‘Jeff,<br />
who lives at home,’ the following year, Do-Deca was put<br />
on the back burner for a while,” said Lafl eur.<br />
But once the positive reviews started coming in, and<br />
the more recent cheers that fl ooded the Sturbridge stadium<br />
theater when her name appeared on the <strong>screen</strong>,<br />
she knew it was worth the wait.<br />
“She came out of the womb acting,” said her father,<br />
Roger. “I couldn’t be more proud of her.”<br />
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<strong>Current</strong>ly, she is still in the fi lming stages for a movie<br />
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cludes scraps of food. “If you want to avoid having your<br />
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Bird feeders may attract colorful songbirds into your<br />
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types of wildlife. “When you hang a bird feeder, you are<br />
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summer months. “There are plenty of other things for<br />
birds to eat now,” Lindsey said. “You might even notice<br />
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birds don’t have access to birdseed.”<br />
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After competing in games all night against his brother, “Mark,” played by Steve Zissis tries to cleverly sneak<br />
back into bed with his wife, “Stephanie,” played by Jennifer Lafl eur.<br />
called, “The Pretty One,” that’s about a woman whose<br />
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Looking back at her trek from the hallways of Tantasqua<br />
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which will attract animals that eat rodents, such as stray<br />
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going to knock it down and destroy it to get at the seed,”<br />
said Lindsey. “They aren’t exactly gentle when it comes<br />
to getting their food.”<br />
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in covered containers, preferably inside, so as not to attract<br />
other types of hungry animals. Clean up any food<br />
scraps left behind after a cook-out or barbeque. “Whatever<br />
you leave behind could attract wild animals,” Lindsey<br />
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to humans and associate them with food. Once<br />
a bear is no longer afraid of humans, it may become<br />
aggressive around them. Bears exhibiting this kind of<br />
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Jennifer Lafl eur, a 1997 graduate of Tantasqua<br />
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“Oftentimes we feel as they we don’t have the energy<br />
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At this time of the years, Lindsey said mother bears<br />
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Lindsey warned against people trying to get close to<br />
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bring your children and pets inside with you.” There is<br />
no need to report a bear sighting. Lindsey said seeing a<br />
wild animal out and about during the daytime doesn’t<br />
necessarily mean it’s sick. “More often than not, the animal<br />
is just hungry.”<br />
Lindsey expects bear sightings to become even more<br />
common in the future. “Bears live in this area,” said<br />
Lindsey. “They are around us. People just need to be<br />
aware and most of all, keep in mind that these are wild<br />
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they are supposed to be. If people have a problem,<br />
obviously they can call [Borlikoski] and he will<br />
call us if needed. If it is a law enforcement issue,<br />
we want to hear about it.”<br />
O’Donnell is no stranger to water patrol.<br />
“I ran the marine division when I lived in Connecticut,”<br />
he said. “So it’s one of those things that<br />
I am biased about. This isn’t the most effi cient<br />
arrangement, but it seems to be working. If they<br />
want to change it we’re ready willing able to adapt<br />
to whatever they need. But they really have to<br />
think about budgets and how to best spend a very<br />
limited amount of town funds.”<br />
West Brookfi eld Board of Selectmen Chair<br />
Michael Frew said that through Town Counsel,<br />
his town is working to come up with a harbormaster<br />
job description, among some other common<br />
municipal positions to share regionally with<br />
surrounding towns. Frew said he didn’t think any<br />
town in the area has employed a certifi ed harbormaster<br />
and that he expects Borlikoski will be reappointed<br />
in his town.<br />
“For the most part I think people are happy<br />
with what we’re doing around here,” Frew said.<br />
“I think things are going to be fi ne going forward<br />
and I don’t see any major changes. I don’t anticipate<br />
us going into any kind of a paid position in<br />
the foreseeable future.”<br />
Doug Blood has been the harbormaster in<br />
North Brookfi eld for 25 years, and is also the<br />
harbormaster for Brookfi eld and East Brookfi eld,<br />
and although he is certifi ed, he is not employed by<br />
the towns.<br />
“Most towns don’t have a harbormaster,”<br />
Blood said.<br />
Mass General Law states if a municipality<br />
doesn’t have a harbormaster, the Board of Selectmen<br />
are to assume the position. Blood said only<br />
harbormasters, environmental police and state<br />
police can enforce Chapter 90-B: Motorboats,<br />
Other Vessels and Recreational Vehicles.<br />
Blood said his jurisdiction extends through all<br />
local, connected, navigable waters (any water a<br />
boat can navigate on) and starts in Brooks Pond,<br />
which spans through North Brookfi eld, Spencer<br />
and Oakham, to the Five Mile River, to Lake<br />
Lashaway, to <strong>Quaboag</strong> Pond, to South Pond,<br />
to the <strong>Quaboag</strong> River, to the Ware River, to the<br />
Blackstone River, to the Connecticut River, until<br />
it fl ows into the sea.<br />
Blood has gained extensive training over the<br />
years. He is a certifi ed environmental police boating<br />
safety instructor and has been for years. He<br />
has participated in many dives over the years and<br />
trained at the Mass Maritime Academy.<br />
“I’ve always been interested in boats,” he said.<br />
“I noticed [when he was a police offi cer] that no<br />
one was making sure these people were obeying<br />
the rules. So I went and grabbed a rowboat and<br />
went out and started stopping boats in the uniform.<br />
As the years passed, I just kept doing it.”<br />
Blood said his job is to deal with anything that<br />
happens on the waterways, whether it is the placement<br />
of wharfs, buoys or moorings, safety issues,<br />
rights of way disputes or watercraft operator issues.<br />
He also has arrestable powers. But Blood<br />
doesn’t perform regular patrols on local waterways<br />
because there is no funding for him to do so.<br />
“No town has actually put it in their budget,<br />
though I would like to see it in the budgets,” Blood<br />
said. “I donate my time.”<br />
He also has no boat.<br />
“Brookfi eld is the only town that has stepped<br />
up to the plate and I use their public safety boat,”<br />
he said. “Between the Brookfi eld and North<br />
Brookfi eld Boards of Selectmen and myself, we<br />
have agreement that I can take that boat and go<br />
to any of their ponds. In the other towns, I have<br />
a good rapport with all the people on the lakes. I<br />
have several people I can ask to take their boat<br />
out.”<br />
But Blood is looking to change that. He managed<br />
to have three boats donated to North Brookfi<br />
eld during his police tenure there and has been<br />
actively searching to get a vessel to patrol local<br />
waterways for two years. He said boats can be secured<br />
through environmental police surplus.<br />
“I would like to have an accessible boat that I<br />
could move with,” he said.<br />
<strong>Current</strong>ly, if there is a problem on a lake, either<br />
the residents, town offi cials or law enforcement<br />
contact him, and then he steps up to resolve<br />
it. Blood said having a harbor master to settle<br />
disputes and enforce the laws of the water takes<br />
the responsibility off of town offi cials and law enforcement.<br />
“Having a harbormaster is important to maintain<br />
and keep the bodies of water safe,” he said.<br />
“The people who live on them like them to be safe<br />
and like to enjoy them because they live there.<br />
When outsiders come in don’t obey the rules and<br />
laws, that’s where I come in and put a stop to it<br />
and bring the control of the lake back.”<br />
port, that “I think this is our guy.”<br />
The report also stated that Stanger<br />
regularly fi shed Comins Pond at<br />
the time when Bish was a lifeguard<br />
there. He also was known to hunt in<br />
the woods where her remains were<br />
discovered three years later. Furthermore,<br />
Stanger’s brother, whose<br />
whereabouts are still unknown, drove<br />
a car that fi t the description of the<br />
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Warren selectmen issue heat<br />
advisory, open cooling centers<br />
By Jennifer Robert<br />
Reporter<br />
WARREN - Board of Selectmen<br />
Chair Robert Souza addressed the<br />
residents of Warren directly at the<br />
closing of Tuesday night’s Board<br />
meeting, urging residents to take care<br />
of themselves during this long stretch<br />
of hot temperature weather.<br />
With a record-breaking day<br />
on Tuesday, where temperatures<br />
reached 98 degrees, the concern of<br />
the welfare of residents was on the<br />
forefront of the minds of town offi<br />
cials. The Warren Senior Center,<br />
Souza reminded residents, is fully<br />
air conditioned, and advised seniors<br />
who were having diffi culty handling<br />
the heat to call down and let the COA<br />
staff know they would be coming<br />
for lunch so that food preparations<br />
would be adequate, and to go spend<br />
the day in the cool air rather than try<br />
to handle the heat at home.<br />
For all residents, he urged that<br />
folks stay indoors where possible,<br />
and to be sure to stay well hydrated.<br />
In addition to the concerns voiced,<br />
BISH I FROM PAGE 1<br />
A JUBILEE OF FUN<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS STAFF<br />
PHOTOS BY TIM KANE<br />
BROOKFIELD - Concerts on the Common<br />
sponsored by the Brookfi eld Cultural<br />
Council was a hit last Friday evening with<br />
eclectic and alternative folk pop-oriented<br />
original compositions of the fantastic<br />
band, Jubilee Gardens. Kids also played in<br />
the spray and bubble park; dads like Chris<br />
Cipro here tried their hand at hula hoops;<br />
dancers strutted their stuff; Bill Simpson,<br />
who organizes the performers and sets<br />
up all the lighting and staging each week,<br />
also served as the popcorn man; and the<br />
weekly baking contest satisfi ed many<br />
tastebuds.<br />
Concerts on the Common in Brookfi eld<br />
are held every Friday beginning at 6 p.m.<br />
through the end of July. See our calendar<br />
section for more details on summer concerts<br />
throughout the region.<br />
the board also decided that it would<br />
be the decision of the chair to be able<br />
to open up other town properties for<br />
residents who needed to avoid overheating.<br />
Souza told the public, “If<br />
you are having trouble dealing with<br />
the heat, call us. We will help residents<br />
fi nd a place to cool off.”<br />
During the meeting, the board<br />
also discussed the recommendation<br />
from the Insurance Advisory Committee<br />
that was received. The recommendation<br />
involves revision to the<br />
current insurance plan for town employees,<br />
and will result in a savings<br />
in premiums to both the insured and<br />
the town, and will also include an adjustment<br />
to the current co-pay tiers.<br />
Clerk David Delanski took a moment<br />
to mention that this committee<br />
was an appointed one, and extended<br />
thanks to them for its hard work.<br />
The recommendation of the Committee<br />
was approved by the BOS, and a<br />
decision was also made to retain this<br />
committee until it is dismissed by the<br />
board chair. Delanski commented,<br />
of the committee, “they certainly did<br />
our due diligence for us.”<br />
white sedan Molly’s mother Magi told<br />
police she’d seen parked at the pond.<br />
The man driving the car is the one in<br />
the police composite sketch.<br />
Warren Police Sgt. Joseph La-<br />
Flower confi rmed that police “still get<br />
a call about every other day.” He said<br />
he has “heard rumblings” that the case<br />
may have a new lead, but most of the<br />
incoming tips are “just drivel.”<br />
LaFlower said the curious thing<br />
about the case to him is that Comins<br />
The issue of a sealer being appointed,<br />
per Weights and Measures,<br />
was revisited, and Delanski has made<br />
an effort to contact other towns to see<br />
how this role is fi lled in surrounding<br />
towns, and to obtain a quote for services.<br />
The town of Ware uses a state<br />
contracted sealer, he found out, and<br />
the town of Palmer uses a privately<br />
contracted sealer, but Delanski was<br />
unable to reach him for a quote. The<br />
decision was made to send a request<br />
to Weights and Measures to ask<br />
formally for a quote on Warren using<br />
a state contracting Sealer, while<br />
Delanski will continue to investigate<br />
the cost for a privately contracted<br />
sealer as a second alternative.<br />
The board received word from<br />
the Council on Aging, expressing<br />
some concern over the stability of the<br />
foundation structure in the old part<br />
of the building. The board decided<br />
that when an architect is selected<br />
to evaluate the Town Hall structure<br />
issues, they will also investigate the<br />
concerns of the COA.<br />
Pond is so hard to locate for someone<br />
who is not familiar with it “unless you<br />
ask someone.”<br />
Stanger was reportedly quite familiar<br />
with the pond.<br />
On June 27, 2000, 16-year-old<br />
Molly disappeared. Her remains were<br />
discovered three years later. According<br />
to the DA’s offi ce “the investigation<br />
continues.”
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Plantation race a <strong>big</strong> success<br />
The men swim off as part of the first heat.<br />
- WEST BROOKFIELD -<br />
The third annual <strong>Quaboag</strong><br />
Plantation Triathlon was held<br />
on Saturday, July 7, at the<br />
West <strong>Brookfield</strong> town beach with a<br />
great turnout.<br />
A total of 235 adults and children<br />
entered the triathlon, with 185 athletes<br />
ranging in age from 14 to 72<br />
- WARREN -<br />
By Bob Schron<br />
Turley Publications<br />
Sports Correspondent<br />
On two days rest, <strong>Quaboag</strong><br />
Regional star pitcher<br />
Thomas Jankins almost<br />
hurled the Cougars into the<br />
Districts. They were trying to conquer<br />
SWCL rival Leicester It was<br />
June. The team had battled into<br />
contention after losing its first six<br />
games of the season.<br />
But all at once their hopes ended.<br />
Jankins finally tired, giving way to<br />
Greg Sokol. Leicester’s star baserunner<br />
stole home in the bottom of the<br />
seventh. The Wolverines had overcome<br />
a 5-3 last-inning deficit, a heroic<br />
rally in every sense of the word.<br />
Jankins batted .468 this season.<br />
With Sokol, he pushed <strong>Quaboag</strong> to<br />
the brink of the playoffs again.<br />
This summer, the incoming<br />
Cougar senior did win another championship<br />
for Brindley Foundation in<br />
Worcester, the team’s second consecutive<br />
title in the Paul Johnson Senior<br />
Babe Ruth League in Worcester.<br />
After sweeping Millbury in the<br />
semis, Brindley swept the Worcester<br />
Eagles in a doubleheader, 11-6 and<br />
14-2.<br />
And Jankins starred: For the second<br />
straight season, Thomas was<br />
tournament MVP. In the postseason,<br />
Jankins won the series opener in<br />
each series. On the mound this season<br />
for Brindley, Jankins finished<br />
with a 5-0 record and a glittering 1.13<br />
earned run average.<br />
In the playoffs, he batted .500 (6for-12),<br />
had two doubles, a triple and<br />
four stolen bases. During the regular<br />
participated in the adult race. This is<br />
an increase of 60 racers compared to<br />
last year. There were 50 children<br />
ages 4 to 13 participated in the kid’s<br />
triathlon.<br />
The adult race consisted of a<br />
quarter-mile swim, 12-mile bike ride,<br />
and a 5K run with a division for individuals<br />
and a division for teams. The<br />
children’s race consisted of a 100-<br />
Jankins wins second<br />
straight Senior Ruth MVP<br />
season, he was second for the<br />
Foundation with a .490 batting average.<br />
Thomas was working the<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> Summer Baseball Camp<br />
for coach Brian Guimond this week.<br />
Wearing a #39 jersey, baseball cap<br />
slung low over his forehead as he<br />
worked zealously with the children,<br />
he paused briefly to talk about the<br />
game.<br />
In the hot blazing sun this week at<br />
the high school, Jankins never let it<br />
be known that he was a dominant<br />
player in the competitive Paul<br />
Johnson Ruth League.<br />
“It’s a tough, competitive league,”<br />
Jankins said. “What I was trying to<br />
do was to get better in every area that<br />
I could. It’s an amazing program. I<br />
just wanted to help contribute to the<br />
team’s chances of winning.”<br />
In game one in the Eagles’ series,<br />
Jankins was in the middle of two<br />
early rallies.<br />
In back of Jankins, Brindley then<br />
stretched the lead to 5-0 in the sixth.<br />
“The teams in that league are pretty<br />
even,” said Jankins. “They bring<br />
the best out of you.”<br />
This summer, Jankins competed<br />
in several showcase tournaments.<br />
These included the Perfect Game, the<br />
Area Codes at Bentley College and<br />
the Bay State Games in greater<br />
Boston. In contrast to the necessary<br />
even pace of the game, these events<br />
— designed for colleges and professional<br />
scouts to assess a player’s ability<br />
— are quick, capsulated view of a<br />
player’s skill.<br />
“It’s an experience,” said Jankins.<br />
“You get eight swings, a couple of<br />
plays. You have a limited amount of<br />
time to get it done.”<br />
See JANKINS | PAGE 16<br />
yard swim, half-mile bike ride, and a<br />
300-yard run.<br />
Many racers returned to compete<br />
for a second or third year, but we<br />
also had many new competitors.<br />
Among them were Dick and Rick<br />
Hoyt, the inspirational father and<br />
son team who have competed in over<br />
See RACE | PAGE 16<br />
O’Neill leads Central to bronze<br />
medal in Bay State field hockey<br />
Guzik in starring role<br />
for Cougars<br />
- WARREN -<br />
By Bob Schron<br />
Turley Publications Sports<br />
Correspondent<br />
When the Bay State<br />
Games Central<br />
field hockey team<br />
had been struggling mightily<br />
two years ago to even have a<br />
team — much less be as competitive<br />
as they once were —<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED PHOTOS<br />
Father and son team Dick and Richard Hoyt were among those to participate.<br />
the solution for the organizers<br />
here was straightforward.<br />
They turned to <strong>Quaboag</strong><br />
field hockey coach John<br />
O’Neill, arguably among the<br />
very best scholastic field<br />
hockey mentors at the national<br />
level.<br />
There’s been an immediate<br />
payoff.<br />
For the second straight<br />
year, the Central has<br />
medaled.<br />
With an opportunity to<br />
play for the gold on the final<br />
day of the competition, the<br />
Central lost a tough 3-2 deci-<br />
REMEMBERING CARL BEANE<br />
sion at the hands of<br />
Southeast.<br />
Central finished the competition<br />
with a 3-2 record.<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong>’s O’Neill and four<br />
players — Paige Guzik,<br />
Maddie Messier, Shelby<br />
Jankins and Dani Sweet —<br />
all played critical roles, especially<br />
Guzik.<br />
When O’Neill coached<br />
the Bay State earlier during<br />
this 30-plus year annual<br />
scholastic Massachusetts<br />
Olympics, the tryouts were<br />
overflowing.<br />
See BRONZE | PAGE 15<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS COURTESY PHOTO<br />
BOSTON - A Media Day Baseball Game was held July 8 at Fenway Park in honor of Carl Beane.<br />
Among those in attendance at the Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees game were (from left to right): Carl’s<br />
brother Darryl Beane; Carl’s nephew Darryl Beane Jr.; Carl’s brother Allan (Butch) Beane; Susan Catjakis; Enzo<br />
Pisano, being held by Ashlee DiSalvo; Chris Catjakis; Agawam High School guidance counselor Alan Cohen; and<br />
Agawam Mayor Richard A. Cohen.
A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, July 19, 2012 PAGE 15<br />
– sports –<br />
Boys of summer raise hope<br />
at <strong>Quaboag</strong> baseball camp<br />
- WARREN -<br />
By Bob Schron<br />
Turley Publications Sports Correspondent<br />
At the <strong>Quaboag</strong> Summer Camp this week, baseball<br />
took center stage. Under coach Brian Guimond<br />
and star Cougar player, senior Thomas Jankins,<br />
12 young players ran through several drills. In the morning,<br />
a hot summer day underway, the fifth through seventh<br />
grade boys began a better understanding of a game<br />
that is beautiful because it’s continually reinventing itself.<br />
As Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers is fond of<br />
saying though, let’s not get too deep.<br />
Coach Guimond and Jankins prefer to let their quick<br />
paced drills do the talking anyway. The players — the<br />
six at this workout included Blake Otte, Gage Letendre,<br />
Michael Kelleher Jr., Jack Sledziewski, Keegan<br />
Moynihan and Kolby Moynihan.<br />
Fielding, hitting, throwing mechanics, baserunning<br />
techniques and a primer in elementary strategy made up<br />
this week at the high school.<br />
“We think it’s a good group, and we’re taking steps to<br />
make it a good week,” said the coach. “Here, it’s important<br />
to tell the kids that you can’t stress fundamentals too<br />
much. We’re working on all of those skills necessary to<br />
help a youngster become more engaged with the game<br />
and improve at it. The details: We want to see that their<br />
footwork and balance is as good as it can be on every<br />
play. At the end of all training, you want to be a better<br />
competitor.”<br />
The coach stressed that individual fundamentals won<br />
out over the team game with a number as small as it was<br />
this summer.<br />
“We wanted a larger number and we tried to promote<br />
it more in West <strong>Brookfield</strong>,” he explained, turning to<br />
marketing ever so briefly, “but we like the number here.<br />
We obviously can’t scrimmage. So we are focusing on<br />
Local Sports Calendar<br />
SCOR FC footskills,<br />
finishing school<br />
BARRE - Take your game to the next level. The<br />
Summer SCOR Ball Mastery and Finishing Clinic<br />
will run mid-July through mid-August, 6 to 8 p.m.,<br />
five weeks in total. Two locations will be offered -<br />
Wheelright (Roach Field) on Wednesdays and<br />
Spencer (4H fields) on Fridays. Same curriculum will<br />
be covered at each location each week.<br />
Participants may attend one or both locations for<br />
same price.<br />
The cost will be $120 per player.<br />
This clinic is open to the public.<br />
Players are evaluated and separated based on skill<br />
level. Learn more and register at http://scorfc.com.<br />
Worcester State Summer<br />
Baseball Clinic<br />
WORCESTER - Worcester State University will<br />
be hosting its annual Summer Baseball Clinic for boys<br />
and girls ages 8-13 from July 23-27.<br />
The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the new<br />
baseball field.<br />
The cost is $275 for the camp with trip to a Lowell<br />
Spinners baseball or $350 for the day camp with trip<br />
to game and overnight stay at the University.<br />
The camp will be run by WSU baseball coach Dick<br />
Baker.<br />
For more information call 508-929-8852 or 774-<br />
230-3872 or go to wsulancers.com/camps-clinics.<br />
Soccer Footskills Summer Clinic<br />
HARDWICK - Premier soccer club SCOR FC is<br />
offering an excellent footskills and finishing clinic to<br />
area soccer players. This training program is open to<br />
all youth players U10-U17.<br />
Get advanced training and coaching from premier<br />
and college coaches for five weeks starting<br />
Wednesday, July 18.<br />
The clinic meets weekly and students have the<br />
choice to attend one of both locations each week for<br />
the same registration cost.<br />
The clinic meets Wednesdays 6 to 8 p.m. Hardwick<br />
more skill development. The way we’re approaching is<br />
to explain game situations as thoroughly as we can. Call<br />
them modified scrimmages.”<br />
In one of these for example, a throw from the outfield<br />
is deliberately overthrown. Guimond then explained the<br />
responsibility of the pitcher on that type of play, namely,<br />
backing up the catcher.<br />
“It’s huge to help them understand how baseball<br />
games are won as a team,” explained the coach. “On that<br />
play, everyone has to know where the ball is going; that<br />
the pitcher would then have to catch it; and then where<br />
he would throw it, depending on where the runner or<br />
runners were.”<br />
The camp is also about helping these aspiring players<br />
to love the game more.<br />
“I know that when I was growing up,” recalled the<br />
coach, “I would always go to games. I’d go to the Cape<br />
Cod League. Thomas grew up similarly and it’s very<br />
apparent how it’s helped him. You learn by observation.”<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> is growing its program incrementally.<br />
“It’s important to see these kids out here,” Jankins<br />
said. “Right now, this isn’t an area where a lot of kids<br />
have played. But we’re trying to increase that number.<br />
You see this group of kids, and they want to learn about<br />
the game. Hopefully, this camp can help them sustain<br />
their interest. Then when they get to the high school<br />
level, they’re better players, they understand the game<br />
better and they’ll want to go out and compete.”<br />
The morning session was ending now with the coach<br />
hitting fungous. At third base, Keegan Moynihan was<br />
flashing a laudable throwing arm, firing throws over to<br />
first base.<br />
“We’ll remember those throws,” assured the coach.<br />
“We’re always looking for good players in our program.”<br />
Bob Schron is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications.<br />
He can be reached at bschron@turley.com.<br />
Roach fields and Fridays at Spencer 4H fields 6 to 8<br />
p.m.<br />
Please call Dave Noel with questions at 508-341-<br />
9622.<br />
Register online and learn more at SCORFC.com<br />
Soccer Goalkeeping<br />
Summer Clinic<br />
BARRE - Premier soccer club SCOR FC is running<br />
the areas only premier level goalkeeper clinic.<br />
This training program is open to all youth players<br />
U10-U17.<br />
Get introductory and advanced training from a<br />
two-time NCAA goalkeeper coach.<br />
The clinic meets Fridays at Spencer 4H fields 7 to 8<br />
p.m. meets for five weeks starting Friday, July 20.<br />
Please call Dave Noel with questions 508-341-<br />
9622.<br />
Register online and learn more at SCORFC.com<br />
Quabbin Youth Soccer<br />
summer camp<br />
HARDWICK - Register for the areas best<br />
Challenger British Soccer Camp, Aug. 6-10, Roach<br />
Field, Hardwick.<br />
Full and half day camp options available.<br />
All campers will receive a new soccer ball, 2012<br />
camp t-shirt, training guide, poster, member access to<br />
exclusive online training material and a player evaluation.<br />
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Participants<br />
ORGANIZATION:<br />
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Triathlon<br />
Congratulations<br />
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BRONZE | FROM PAGE 14<br />
To nominate someone for<br />
Athlete of the Week, contact<br />
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“We would have over 90 players at some of the tryouts,”<br />
O’Neill recalled. “When we took over, it was terribly<br />
difficult. We felt that we were doing more teaching<br />
than coaching. So we wanted to change the culture.”<br />
In last year’s games, the team was immediately more<br />
competitive. And though the tryout numbers didn’t dramatically<br />
increase this year, the competitive level was<br />
considerably better.<br />
“We were able to do more coaching this season,”<br />
O’Neill said. “Last season it was teaching fundamentals.<br />
This year we were able to show why plays developed.<br />
That was a <strong>big</strong> change.”<br />
He added, “The team chemistry was much better,” he<br />
said. “There was great chemistry, there was a harmony<br />
among the players.”<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> players Guzik, Messier, Jankins and Sweet<br />
stood out.<br />
“It was great to see Shelby back,” said O’Neill.<br />
“Shelby hadn’t played in a year. This was where she had<br />
hurt her knee, which cost her all of last season. She<br />
played very well.”<br />
Midfielders Sweet and Messier were key components<br />
on last season’s Districts’ semifinalists. In the Games,<br />
they showed why, and Guzik, who played all over the<br />
field, probably impressed the coach most of all.<br />
“I give praise to all of our players,” said O’Neill. “But<br />
in many ways, Paige stood out, she came a long way.”<br />
He explained. “ I want to say that Paige had a great<br />
tournament. She really found herself. Her passing was<br />
outstanding. Paige found a comfort zone with Tara<br />
Harrington, of Oakmont, and Summer Moulton of<br />
Narragansett. Their chemistry lifted us.”<br />
There was a logjam at forward on the final team<br />
“Thirteen of 17 players were forwards. Players had to<br />
adjust.”<br />
The team’s defense improved throughout, anchored<br />
in goal by Northbridge’s Claudia Marzic, who will play<br />
at Moses Brown prep in Providence. The result: In its<br />
3-2 tournament run, the only two defeats were at the<br />
hands of the gold and silver medal teams, Northeast (a<br />
2-1 defeat) and the aforementioned 3-2 loss at the hands<br />
of Southeast.<br />
Asked if in the course of a month-long period that the<br />
team would be a “John O’Neill team,” O’Neill laughed.<br />
“I don’t know what that is,” he said. “Every coach<br />
wants to disguise weaknesses and overplay strengths.<br />
We identified speed in the front and decision-making in<br />
the midfield. We had excellent defensive awareness.”<br />
He said, “I was just glad to see our team represent<br />
our area well. Some say it’s only a showcase. But I<br />
think the reason the Games became good was that there<br />
were regional rivalries. Plus, girls being on an all-star<br />
team is a boost for all of them. They get to know players<br />
they have competed against during the regular season, it<br />
gives the girls a memorable experience.”<br />
The future for O’Neill as Bay State coach?<br />
“I don’t know,” he replied. “This was good and I’m<br />
glad we played well. But this is my third (stint) coaching<br />
Bay States. I said I would take it for a year and then<br />
agreed to a second season. I haven’t decided.”<br />
Lowe, Central win Girls Soccer bronze<br />
Brimfield resident Kylie Lowe scored the game-winning<br />
goal in the 26th minute to lift the Central Girls<br />
Scholastic Soccer team to a bronze medal with a 2-0 victory<br />
over Southeast/Coastal on Sunday, July 15 at the<br />
2012 Summer Bay State Games.<br />
Bob Schron is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications.<br />
He can be reached at bschron@turley.com.
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Banas no <strong>hits</strong> Dream Bats<br />
By Tim Peterson<br />
Turley Publications Sports Correspondent<br />
PALMER - During his outstanding<br />
high school baseball career at Hopkins<br />
Academy, Garrison Banas pitched a total<br />
of five no-hitters and he also had 415<br />
career strikeouts.<br />
The left-hander, who’s a first-year<br />
member of the St. Joseph’s Tri-County<br />
League baseball team, added another nohitter<br />
to his list in a 12-0 shutout victory<br />
against the Dream Bats, who are from<br />
Holyoke, at St. Joe’s Ballpark on<br />
Tuesday night, July 10. The contest<br />
ended with two outs in the bottom of the<br />
sixth inning because of the 12-run mercy<br />
rule.<br />
“It’s always a great feeling whenever<br />
you pitch a no-hitter, but it probably<br />
would be a little more meaningful to me if<br />
the score of this game had been a little bit<br />
closer,” said Banas, who played baseball<br />
at the Salisbury School, which is located<br />
in Salisbury Connecticut, this past spring.<br />
“This was my fourth start of the season<br />
for St. Joseph’s and all of my pitches<br />
were working very well tonight.”<br />
The last St. Joe’s pitcher to hurl a nohitter<br />
was right-hander Jon Miraecki<br />
four or five years ago. A couple of weeks<br />
ago, Miraecki, who graduated from Ware<br />
High School in 1990, made his first start<br />
for St. Joe’s in two years in a 6-2 home<br />
victory against Longmeadow. He allowed<br />
an unearned run on just one base hit in<br />
five innings in that contest.<br />
Banas, who evened his Tri-County<br />
League record at 2-2, had nine strikeouts<br />
and five walks during the six innings that<br />
he was on the mound.<br />
“Garrison had great stuff tonight,” said<br />
St. Joe’s player/head coach Karl Oliveira.<br />
“He has an explosive fastball and a great<br />
curveball, along with an outstanding<br />
change-up and slider. He also has a great<br />
catcher behind him in Pat Mazeika.”<br />
Mazeika, who also attended the<br />
Salisbury School for four years, and<br />
Banas will both be freshmen on the<br />
Stetson University baseball team next<br />
spring. The duo helped Salisbury post a<br />
perfect 23-0 record this past spring.<br />
Salisbury also captured the Young<br />
Division title and the WNEPL championship<br />
title.<br />
Mazeika, who lives in Wilbraham, and<br />
Banas, who’s from Hadley, have helped<br />
St. Joe’s have a winning season so far this<br />
summer. They were in fourth place in the<br />
league standings with a 10-5 record following<br />
the victory against the Dream<br />
Bats.<br />
“This is a very <strong>big</strong> victory for us<br />
tonight,” Oliveira said. “Dream Bats<br />
might have won only two games this season,<br />
but they’re still a dangerous team<br />
with a lot of very good young players.”<br />
The Dream Bats, who saw their season<br />
record fall to 2-13, have suffered as<br />
many injuries to their pitching staff as the<br />
Boston Red Sox have this season. They<br />
were forced to start left-hander Tommy<br />
Mahoney, who was an outstanding baseball<br />
player at Southwick High School.<br />
“Mahoney is listed on our roster, but<br />
he usually plays for the Dream Bats U-18<br />
baseball team. He’s going to Western<br />
New England University in the fall,” said<br />
Dream Bats head coach Karl Kapinos.<br />
“He just did a great job in his first start of<br />
the season for us, but he didn’t get very<br />
much support from our defense tonight.”<br />
Mahoney, who worked the first five<br />
innings, allowed six runs (three earned)<br />
on six base <strong>hits</strong> with eight strikeouts and<br />
three walks.<br />
Despite being held hitless, the Dream<br />
Bats still had several very good scoring<br />
chances early in the ballgame.<br />
With one out in the top of the first,<br />
shortstop Clayton Beaulieu and third<br />
baseman Chris Legiadre walked on 3-2<br />
pitches, but Banas got the next batter to<br />
hit a comebacker and he started a 1-6-3<br />
inning ending double play.<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS PHOTOS BY DAVID HENRY<br />
SWEETDOGPHOTOS.COM<br />
St. Joseph’s pitcher Garrison Banas hurled a no-hitter<br />
against the Dream Bats last week.<br />
St. Joseph’s infielder Joe Perlak makes a throw to<br />
first base.<br />
Then with two-outs in the top of the<br />
third, Dream bats left fielder Shawn Jiles<br />
walked and stole. Beaulieu reached base<br />
following a throwing error by the St Joe’s<br />
pitcher. The ball got away from the first<br />
baseman, but right fielder Rico Balderelli<br />
picked up the ball and fired a strike to<br />
Mazeika, who tagged out the runner trying<br />
to score on the play<br />
It remained a scoreless game until the<br />
bottom of the third inning when St. Joe’s<br />
scored a pair of runs with two outs.<br />
Third baseman Chad Adams, who<br />
went 2-for-3 with two walks, began the<br />
rally by beating out an infield hit.<br />
Mazeika followed with a ground rule<br />
double to center field. Designated hitter<br />
Ralph Edwards cleared the bases by hitting<br />
another double down the right field<br />
line.<br />
The Dream Bats final scoring opportunity<br />
came in the top of the fourth inning.<br />
Legiadre reached base following a fielding<br />
error by the third baseman catcher Mike<br />
Tanguay walked, but they left runners on<br />
first and third.<br />
St Joe’s second baseman JR Bagley (2for-4)<br />
leadoff the bottom of the fourth with<br />
a triple to deep center field and he walked<br />
home following a throwing error on the<br />
play, which increased their lead to 3-0.<br />
The home team put three more runs<br />
on the board with two outs in the following<br />
inning with the help of a throwing<br />
error by the shortstop, which scored two<br />
of the runs, and an RBI single by<br />
Balderelli.<br />
“Whenever you put the ball in play<br />
good things usually happen,” Oliveira<br />
said. “We’ve also been scoring a lot of our<br />
runs with two outs this season, which has<br />
been very nice.”<br />
St. Joe’s sent 10 batters to the plate<br />
against two relief pitchers, as they scored<br />
six more runs in their final at bats. The<br />
two <strong>big</strong>gest blows of the inning was a<br />
three-run double to center by Bagley and<br />
a two-run double by Adams, who was the<br />
final batter of the game.<br />
Banas retired nine of the final ten batters<br />
that he faced.<br />
“Garrison is one of the best left-handed<br />
pitchers in this area and he’s also a<br />
great kid,” Kapinos said. “He was in control<br />
of this game from start to finish<br />
tonight.”<br />
Tim Peterson is a sports correspondent for<br />
Turley Publications. He can be reached at<br />
dforbes@turley.com.<br />
– sports –<br />
JANKINS | FROM PAGE 14<br />
The takeaway?<br />
“What you get from is a test of mental<br />
toughness,” Jankins said. “If you have a<br />
bad showing, (you need to regroup) and<br />
finish strong.”<br />
After Brindley captured the opener,<br />
Jankins’s pitching line: five innings, four<br />
<strong>hits</strong>, four strikeouts, four earned runs and<br />
two walks, the Foundation put the series<br />
away, winning the second game of the<br />
series by 12.<br />
Playing shortstop in the finale,<br />
Jankins went 1-for-2, scored two runs<br />
and stole a base. He was the tournament<br />
MVP again. Off of this and off of a<br />
tremendous high school career, Jankins<br />
now is considering his options.<br />
Right now, colleges are after him: The<br />
star Cougar mentioned that as of now, he<br />
is looking at Bryant, Quinnipiac,<br />
Monmouth, and Western New England.<br />
It’s a short list right now but it’s still early<br />
summer, the sun high in the open sky for<br />
a young player, still in high school.<br />
RACE | FROM PAGE 14<br />
1,000 races across the country, including<br />
the Boston Marathon and Iron Man<br />
triathlons.<br />
This race brought together seasoned<br />
triathletes and first-timers, teens and athletes<br />
in their 70’s, and the youngest triathletes<br />
in the kid’s race to really make it a<br />
great family event!<br />
The triathlon began three years ago<br />
when the town of West <strong>Brookfield</strong> celebrated<br />
its 250th anniversary. Since then,<br />
the race has drawn participants from all<br />
over Massachusetts and other New<br />
England states. For more information<br />
about race standings and photos, please<br />
Runners near the finish line of the race.<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED PHOTOS<br />
Richard and Dick Hoyt race to the finish line on their<br />
bikes.<br />
“I get text messages a lot,” he said,<br />
“and they’re from (college recruiters). It’s<br />
OK. I can accept it. It’s better than not<br />
having them interested, that’s for sure.”<br />
“We have one more year of Thomas,”<br />
said Guimond. Then, turning to the player,<br />
he joked, “then Thomas is taking me<br />
with him. Thomas has an amazing future.<br />
Why wouldn’t I want to be along for that<br />
ride?”<br />
Then on a more serious note,<br />
Guimond said, “What a player; the thing<br />
about Thomas is that he’s humble. Look,<br />
he’s out here working with very young<br />
players. I don’t think they realize it. He<br />
seems to play the game so effortlessly. But<br />
Thomas works. Period. He may have<br />
some time hitting in the cage here. Bu<br />
when he’s done at practice, he goes over<br />
to West <strong>Brookfield</strong> and <strong>hits</strong> for two more<br />
hours, and that’s not all. The reason<br />
Thomas is as great is he plays hard — as<br />
hard as anyone I’ve seen.”<br />
Bob Schron is a sports correspondent for<br />
Turley Publications. He can be reached at<br />
bschron@turley.com.<br />
visit www.coolrunning.com or the<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> Plantation Triathlon Facebook<br />
page.<br />
The committee would like to thank the<br />
many people who volunteered their time<br />
and resources to support the triathlon.<br />
Thank you!<br />
The wonderful volunteers from our<br />
local community, the Town of West<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong> lifeguards, the West<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong> Police Department, the West<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong> Fire and Rescue Squad, the<br />
West <strong>Brookfield</strong> Highway Department,<br />
the New Braintree Police Department<br />
and the Copper Lantern Motor Lodge<br />
(accommodations for race timing staff).<br />
A competitor keeps on smiling despite the broken<br />
wheel on the front of his bike.
TRI-PARISH<br />
COMMUNITY CHURCH<br />
3 Oakham Rd., POB 202 New<br />
Braintree<br />
(508) 867-3306<br />
Rev. Laura Friedman<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Place: New Braintree Church<br />
Worship Service: 10 a.m.<br />
ST. STANISLAUS CHURCH<br />
Main Street, West Warren<br />
(413) 436-5110<br />
Fr. Dan Becker<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Saturdays: 4 p.m.<br />
GEORGE WHITEFIELD<br />
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH<br />
33 Main Street<br />
West <strong>Brookfield</strong><br />
(508) 867-5978<br />
(508) 867-3667 (Parsonage)<br />
www.gbgm-umc.org/whitefield/<br />
Rev. Bruce DeWitte<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 9:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.<br />
Choir Practice: 7 p.m.<br />
Fellowship is available<br />
throughout the week. Small group<br />
ministries are available in a variety of<br />
areas for all ages.<br />
SACRED HEART<br />
OF JESUS CHURCH<br />
10 Milk St., West <strong>Brookfield</strong>,<br />
MA 01585<br />
(508) 867-6469<br />
sacredheart@<br />
charterinternet.com<br />
Pastor: Rev. David B. Galonek<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m.<br />
First Friday Mass: 6:30 p.m.<br />
First Saturday: 8 a.m.<br />
Saturday Vigil: (June 1 – Nov<br />
30) 4:30 p.m. (Dec 1 – May 31<br />
at 4:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s<br />
Church, <strong>Brookfield</strong>)<br />
Sundays: 7:30 a.m. and 11:30<br />
a.m.<br />
Baptism is by appointment and<br />
a pre-Baptism program<br />
is required.<br />
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
11 Lincoln St.<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01506<br />
(508) 867-6469<br />
Pastor: Rev. David B. Galonek<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Monday: 9 a.m.<br />
Saturday Vigil: (Dec 1 – May<br />
31) 4:30 p.m. (June 1 – Nov<br />
30 at 4:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart<br />
Catholic Church, <strong>Brookfield</strong>)<br />
Sundays: 9 a.m.<br />
ST. MARY’S RECTORY<br />
4 Howard St.<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01506<br />
(508) 867-3188<br />
UPPER ROOM CHRISTIAN<br />
FELLOWSHIP<br />
18 Central Street<br />
West Warren<br />
(413) 436-7559<br />
Pastor: Jeremy Stefano<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Sunday School: 9 a.m.<br />
Worship: 10 a.m.<br />
Youth Group: 6 p.m.<br />
THE FIRST<br />
CONGREGATIONAL<br />
CHURCH OF<br />
WEST BROOKFIELD UCC<br />
36 North Main Street<br />
West <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01585<br />
(508) 867-7078<br />
fccwbma@yahoo.com<br />
Pastor:<br />
Rev. Lisa Durke Abbott<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 10 a.m.<br />
Sunday School (ages 5 – 12):<br />
10 a.m. (except 1st Sunday of<br />
each month)<br />
Youth Group: 10 a.m. (on 2nd<br />
and 4th Sundays)<br />
Nursery attendant is on duty<br />
every Sunday.<br />
ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
1060 Main Street, Warren<br />
(413) 436-7327<br />
Pastor: Fr. Dan Becker<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Sundays 8:30 a.m. and<br />
10:30 a.m.<br />
QUABOAG SEVENTH DAY<br />
ADVENTIST CHURCH<br />
1570 Southbridge Rd. Warren<br />
MA 01083<br />
(413) 436-7858<br />
Pastor: Mikhail Baciu<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 9:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School: 11 a.m.<br />
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH<br />
OF NORTH BROOKFIELD<br />
144 N. Main St.<br />
North <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01535<br />
(508) 867-8428<br />
Pastor: Rev. David J. Libby<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 10:45 a.m.<br />
Senior High Youth Group:<br />
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.<br />
Junior High Youth Group:<br />
6 – 8 p.m.<br />
THE CHURCH OF<br />
JESUS CHRIST OF<br />
LATTER-DAY SAINTS<br />
209 Main St.<br />
North <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA<br />
(508) 867-3457<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Services start at 9 a.m.<br />
EMMANUEL ORTHODOX<br />
CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
25 Winthrop Terrace Warren,<br />
MA 01083<br />
(413) 436-5582<br />
www.emmanuelorthodox.org<br />
Pastor: Fr. Ken DeVoie<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Saturdays 5:00 p.m.<br />
Sundays 9:30 a.m.<br />
Contemporary Praise &<br />
Worship: Wednesdays 7 p.m.<br />
Lord’s Day Mass:<br />
Sundays 10 a.m.<br />
Community Bible Study:<br />
Thursdays 7 p.m. and<br />
Wednesdays 9 a.m.<br />
EAST BROOKFIELD<br />
BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
262 Main St.<br />
East <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01515<br />
(508) 867-8159<br />
Pastor: Rev. Kevin P. Cross<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.<br />
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.<br />
Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m.<br />
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST<br />
CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
121 Blaine Ave.<br />
East <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01515<br />
(508) 867-3738<br />
Pastor:<br />
Fr. George Charland<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Saturday: 4 p.m.<br />
Sunday: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.<br />
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m.<br />
LIGHTHOUSE MISSION<br />
12 Hobbs Ave.<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01506<br />
(508) 867-3468<br />
NORTH BROOKFIELD<br />
PILGRIM<br />
BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
31 West <strong>Brookfield</strong> Rd. North<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01535<br />
(508) 867-8012<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.<br />
Worship: 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.<br />
CHRIST MEMORIAL<br />
EPISCOPAL CHURCH<br />
133 North Main St.<br />
North <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01535<br />
(508) 867-2789<br />
Pastor: Rev. Mary Vidmar<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 9 a.m.<br />
Sunday School: 9 a.m.<br />
ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH<br />
296 N. Main St.<br />
North <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01535<br />
Rectory:<br />
28 Mt. Pleasant St.<br />
North <strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01535<br />
(508) 867-6811<br />
Pastor: Rev. Kevin Hartford<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Saturday: 4 p.m.<br />
Sunday Mass at 10:15 a.m.<br />
Monday, Thursday, Friday:<br />
8 a.m.<br />
Confessions:<br />
Saturdays 3 – 3:45 p.m.<br />
BROOKFIELD<br />
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH<br />
8 Central St.<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01506<br />
(508) 867-6262<br />
bccucc@charter.net<br />
Pastor: Rev. Eleanor Kranor<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 10 a.m.<br />
BROOKFIELD<br />
UNIVERSALIST<br />
UNITARIAN CHURCH<br />
9 Upper River St. <strong>Brookfield</strong>,<br />
MA 01506<br />
(508) 867-5145<br />
Pastor: Rev. Georgeanne Greene<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 10:30 a.m.<br />
QUABBIN VALLEY<br />
CHURCH OF CHRIST<br />
1 Robbins Rd. (Senior Center),<br />
Ware, MA 01082<br />
For more information<br />
contact James Chaisson<br />
at (774) 200-0542<br />
goodnews@<br />
quabbinvalleychurch.net<br />
www.quabbinvalleychurch.net<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship: 9:45 – 11 a.m.<br />
QUABOAG VALLEY<br />
BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
175 Fiskdale Rd.<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong>, MA 01506<br />
(508) 867-5920<br />
pastordean@quaboagchurch.org<br />
Pastor:<br />
Rev. R. Dean McIsaac<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
First service: 8:30am<br />
Family Ministries: 10:00am<br />
Second service: 11:15am<br />
STURBRIDGE<br />
FEDERATED CHURCH<br />
8 Maple St.<br />
Sturbridge, MA 01566,<br />
(508) 3473915 www.sturfed.org<br />
Rev. Robert Jackson<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Worship 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.<br />
BETHLEHEM<br />
LUTHERAN CHURCH<br />
345 Main St.<br />
Sturbridge, MA 01566,<br />
(508) 347-7297<br />
www.lutheransonline.com/<br />
bethlehemsturbridge.ma<br />
Rev. Frederick Marcoux<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Traditional Service 9:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School 10:45 a.m.<br />
Coffee Fellowship 10:45 a.m.<br />
ST. ANNE CHURCH &<br />
ST. PATRICK PARISH<br />
16 Church St., Fiskdale, MA<br />
01518<br />
(508) 347-9353<br />
Fr. Peter Precourt,A.A.,<br />
Fr. Philip Bonvouloir,A.A.,<br />
Fr. Roland Gulmain,A.A.<br />
SUNDAY MASS<br />
(St. Joachim Chapel)<br />
Saturday (vigil) 4:00 p.m.,<br />
Sunday 8:00, 10:00a.m.,<br />
12 noon, 6:00 p.m.<br />
(Outdoor Pavilion June through<br />
September)<br />
DAILY MASS<br />
(St.Anne Church)<br />
Monday – Saturday 7:30 a.m.,<br />
Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m.<br />
HOLY DAY MASS<br />
(St.Anne Church)<br />
Vigil 7:00 p.m., Feast 7:30,<br />
10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.<br />
NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP<br />
ASSEMBLY<br />
8 Eagle Ave.<br />
Sturbridge, MA 01566,<br />
(508) 347-7753<br />
Rev.Kurt Bergquam<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Pre-service Prayer<br />
9.a.m,Worship 10 a.m.,<br />
Sunday School<br />
(first and third week) 10 a.m.<br />
WEDNESDAY 7 – 8:00 p.m.<br />
Adult Bible Study,<br />
Youth Group,<br />
Nursery, Children’s Ministry<br />
STURBRIDGE<br />
WORSHIP CENTER<br />
9 Mashapaug Rd., Sturbridge,<br />
MA 01566,<br />
(508) 347-9642<br />
www.sturbridge<br />
worshipcenter.org<br />
SUNDAY SCHEDULE<br />
Prayer Service 9:00 a.m.<br />
Worship 9:30 a.m.<br />
CHRIST OF OUR REFUGE<br />
FELLOWSHIP<br />
Community Room, Southbridge<br />
Savings<br />
Bannk, Rt. 20, Sturbridge<br />
Sunday mornings, 9-11 a.m.<br />
508-344-0091/christourrefuge@live.com<br />
OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
Non-denominational<br />
Independent Christian Church<br />
Services held at the<br />
community room – Southbridge<br />
Savings Bank<br />
200 Charlton RD.<br />
Rt. 20 Sturbridge<br />
Sundays at 1:00 P.M.<br />
774 – 452 - 2722<br />
opendoorministrieshq@<br />
yahoo.com<br />
Jean T. (Messier) Fiske, 81<br />
NORTH BROOKFIELD - Jean T.<br />
(Messier) Fiske, 81,died July 16, 2012 in<br />
St. Vincent’s Hospital. Her last moments<br />
were spent in the care of her loving and<br />
devoted family. She was the wife of 60<br />
years to Richard J. Fiske Sr. Jean is also<br />
survived by her six children, Richard J.<br />
Fiske Jr. and his wife Joyce, of Charlton,<br />
David L. Fiske and his wife Janice, of<br />
Holden, Angela Kwiatkowski, of Spencer,<br />
George N Fiske of North <strong>Brookfield</strong> and<br />
his girlfriend Tess Ross, of Berwick,<br />
Maine, Thomas Fiske and his wife<br />
Dianne, of Franklin, Robin Zandy and<br />
her husband Ronald, of Sturbridge.<br />
Jean was the proud grandmother to<br />
11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.<br />
She also leaves her sister, Ethel<br />
Clapp, of Holyoke and many nieces ,<br />
nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased<br />
by her brothers, Richard, William<br />
and Francis Messier. Jean was born and<br />
Kenneth E. Ramsdell, 77<br />
STURBRIDGE - Kenneth E.<br />
Ramsdell, 77, of Fiskdale section<br />
of Sturbridge, passed<br />
away on July 11, 2012 in the<br />
care of hospice at Overlook<br />
in Charlton.<br />
He leaves behind his loving<br />
wife Mary; six children:<br />
Cheryll A. Desorcy of<br />
Southbridge and her husband<br />
David, Linda P. Lomme of<br />
Sturbridge and her husband<br />
James, Kevin D. Ramsdell of<br />
Sturbridge and his wife Sabra, Alan J.<br />
Ramsdell of Charlton and his wife Joan,<br />
Jeffrey J. Ramsdell of Southbridge and<br />
his wife Deborah, and Steven W.<br />
Ramsdell of Marlborough and his wife<br />
Jessica; sixteen grandchildren; and 5<br />
great grandchildren. Mr. Ramsdell, son of<br />
the late Earl O. Ramsdell and Clarice,<br />
grew up in Southbridge and graduated<br />
from Mary E. Wells High School in 1953.<br />
Marie T. Bissonnette Snow, 83<br />
WARREN - Marie T. (Toop)<br />
Bissonnette Snow, 83, formerly of<br />
Spencer, passed away on July 14, 2012.<br />
Born Sept. 20, 1928 in Markdale,<br />
Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of<br />
Sidney Toop and Norma (McCutchion).<br />
Marie came from Canada and raised her<br />
family in Spencer. In 1975, she relocated<br />
to Warren. More lovingly known as "Ma,<br />
Little Nana or Gram", she was a member<br />
of the Wing Auxiliary and worked for<br />
many years at the Gift Shop at Wing<br />
Memorial Hospital. She loved tag sales<br />
and flea markets and enjoyed time spent<br />
camping. She was predeceased by her<br />
first husband, George Bissonnette, and<br />
her second husband, David Snow. She<br />
will be greatly missed by her ten children,<br />
David Bissonnette of <strong>Brookfield</strong>, John<br />
Bissonnette of Monson, Thomas<br />
Bissonnette of Palmer, Suzanne Billings<br />
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media<br />
of the fi rst kind.<br />
www.turley.com<br />
educated in Ware, a daughter of the late<br />
George and Ella M. (Deslauriers)<br />
Messier; but was a resident of North<br />
<strong>Brookfield</strong> over 50 years. She was a<br />
parishioner of St. Joseph Church and<br />
was very active with the Heart To Heart<br />
Foundation both North <strong>Brookfield</strong>. She<br />
enjoyed BINGO, but her greatest joy was<br />
her family. Funeral services are Saturday<br />
10:00 AM from the Pillsbury Funeral<br />
Home, 44 Gilbert St., North <strong>Brookfield</strong>,<br />
followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 AM<br />
at St. Joseph’s Church, 296 Main<br />
St.,North <strong>Brookfield</strong>. Her burial will follow<br />
in Walnut Grove Cemetery also<br />
North <strong>Brookfield</strong>. Calling hours will be<br />
held on Friday at the funeral home, from<br />
2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.. In lieu of flowers<br />
memorial contributions may be made<br />
to Heart to Heart Foundation, P.O. Box<br />
154, North <strong>Brookfield</strong>.<br />
He married Mary K. Dumont<br />
in Saint Roch’s Church in<br />
Oxford on July 16, 1955. He<br />
worked in area machine shops<br />
and the A.O. at both the<br />
Southbridge and Putnam locations.<br />
He enjoyed carpentry<br />
and gardening, and also had a<br />
passion for automobiles. But<br />
his main love was his family,<br />
each and every one of them. A<br />
private Memorial Service was held<br />
in the Chapel at Overlook in Charlton<br />
on July 15. There were no calling hours.<br />
In lieu of flowers, donations may be<br />
made to cancer research at<br />
www.cancer.org, or 1-800-227-2345 or to<br />
the Autism Alliance of Metro West at<br />
508-652-9900, or<br />
www.autismalliance.org. Belanger-<br />
Bullard Funeral Home, 51 Marcy St.<br />
Southbridge, directed arrangements.<br />
of Worcester, Jane Hebert of Warren,<br />
Robert Bissonnette of West Warren,<br />
Norma Bissonnette of Warren, Timothy<br />
Bissonnette of Palmer, Daniel Snow of<br />
West Warren, and Steven Snow of West<br />
Warren. "Little Nana" also leaves a brother,<br />
Fred Toop of Ontario, 22 grandchildren,<br />
16 great grandchildren, 12 stepgrandchildren<br />
and 12 step-great-grandchildren.<br />
Besides her husbands and parents,<br />
Marie was preceded in death by a<br />
brother, William Toop, and sister,<br />
Marjorie Mitchell. Visitation was<br />
Wednesday, July 18 at the Beers & Story<br />
Palmer Funeral Home. Donations may be<br />
made to the Marie Snow Serenity Bench<br />
c/o Spencer Savings Bank, 968 Main<br />
Street, Warren, MA 01083. For more<br />
information or to sign the online guest<br />
book, please visit<br />
www.beersandstory.com<br />
Community newspapers,<br />
still as popular as ever.
PAGE 18 A Turley Publication • www.turley.com I Thursday, July 19, 2012<br />
– business –<br />
be located in the Oxford Hometown Bank has tion from Nichols College Hospice volunteers needed<br />
branch offi ce at 31 Sutton offi ces located in Athol, and a master’s degree in<br />
Ave., where he is respon- South Lancaster, Oxford, fi nance from Bentley Col- across region<br />
sible for the origination Sturbridge and Webster, lege.<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS COURTESY PHOTO<br />
Paul D. Raffa, new commercial lender<br />
at Hometown Bank.<br />
Raffa appointed<br />
to Hometown<br />
Bank lending<br />
position<br />
OXFORD - Paul<br />
D. Raffa, of Millbury,<br />
has joined Hometown<br />
Bank’s commercial lending<br />
group as a commercial<br />
lender, according to<br />
Sr. Vice President and<br />
Senior Lending Offi cer<br />
Michael P. Mahlert. In his<br />
new position, Raffa will<br />
and underwriting of new<br />
commercial loans.<br />
Raffa has several years<br />
of commercial lending and<br />
business development experience,<br />
most recently<br />
with Southbridge Credit<br />
Union in Southbridge. He<br />
is an accomplished senior<br />
marketing professional<br />
with broad retail and<br />
business marketing experience.<br />
He holds a bachelor’s<br />
degree from Framingham<br />
State College in<br />
Framingham, and is pursuing<br />
a master’s degree<br />
in business administration<br />
at Nichols College in<br />
Dudley, which he expects<br />
to complete by the end of<br />
2012.Raffa is also 2009<br />
recipient of the Worcester<br />
Business Journal’s 40 Under<br />
40 award, president<br />
of Sturbridge Community<br />
Business Associates, and a<br />
member of the executive<br />
committee for the bicentennial<br />
committee in his<br />
home community of Millbury.<br />
and has just announced “Stephen has decades REGION - Baystate VNA & Hospice is currently<br />
plans to open a new of experience and will be taking applications for a free Hospice Volunteer Training<br />
branch offi ce in Auburn. a major asset to Spencer Course this fall. Baystate Hospice, a member of Baystate<br />
Savings Bank,” said K. Health, is a non-profi t agency serving the greater Spring-<br />
Spencer Savings Michael Robbins, presifi eld area, as well as Holyoke, South Hadley, Northampdent<br />
and CEO of Spen-<br />
Bank elects Wenton,<br />
Belchertown and surrounding communities.<br />
cer Savings Bank. “We’re Hospice volunteers usually spend two or more hours a<br />
tzell to Board of thrilled to have him as week with one patient at a time throughout the individu-<br />
a Board of Investment al’s course of illness. Their support includes companion-<br />
Investment member.”<br />
ship, transportation for doctor appointments and other<br />
errands, supportive listening and temporary respite for<br />
Spencer – Spencer<br />
caregivers. Volunteers are especially needed to visit hos-<br />
Savings Bank has recently<br />
pice patients in nursing homes.<br />
elected director Stephen<br />
Hospice is also seeking volunteers who provide spe-<br />
F. Wentzell, CPA, CCIFP,<br />
cialized services, including but not limited to: therapists<br />
CRIS, to serve as a Board<br />
trained in massage and Reiki to lessen agitation and bring<br />
of Investment member.<br />
peace and comfort to patients; practitioners trained in<br />
Wentzell was elected<br />
Music Therapy to provide calming music for hospice pa-<br />
Corporator in February<br />
tients suffering from dementia and those in the last hours<br />
2006 and Director in Feb-<br />
of life; and licensed hairdressers to provide haircuts to<br />
ruary 2008. He also serves<br />
our homebound and nursing home patients to help them<br />
as appointed Trustee to<br />
feel good about themselves.<br />
the City of Worcester<br />
The program encompasses 21 hours of class time in<br />
Contributory Retirement<br />
seven afternoon sessions. Subjects include hospice nurs-<br />
System and is a member<br />
ing and pain management; communicating with the dy-<br />
of the American Institute<br />
ing patient; grief and loss; and the contributions of social<br />
of CPAs, the Massachu- TURLEY PUBLICATIONS COURTESY PHOTO workers, chaplains and bereavement coordinators.<br />
setts Society of CPAs and Stephen F. Wentzell, director, Spen- Volunteers receive a certifi cate of completion at the<br />
the Construction Financer Savings Bank.<br />
program’s conclusion. Monthly meetings offer an opporcial<br />
Management Associatunity<br />
to share their experiences with others doing this<br />
tion. Wentzell holds a BS<br />
deeply meaningful work. Class size is limited. Please<br />
in business administra-<br />
contact Peg McCool at 413-794-6472 for the interview<br />
process. Bilingual participants are encouraged to apply.<br />
Foundation donates<br />
$12,000 to Boy<br />
Scouts of America<br />
By Tim Kane<br />
Staff Writer<br />
WORCESTER - The Greater Worcester Community<br />
Foundation has donated $12,000 in grant money<br />
to the Boy Scouts of America Mohegan Council, Inc.<br />
ScoutReach Program, which engages under-served,<br />
low-income boys ages 7–17 years in the Scouting program<br />
by providing the support necessary for their participation.<br />
The grant was awarded through the Foundation’s<br />
spring 2012 discretionary grant cycle. Discretionary<br />
grants provide annual, renewable funding for a<br />
wide range of nonprofi t initiatives that build healthy<br />
and vibrant communities in Central Massachusetts.<br />
This spring, the Foundation awarded $773,602 to<br />
62 organizations throughout Central Massachusetts.<br />
“The ScoutReach program lets even more young people<br />
participate in scouting by providing more troop leaders,”<br />
said Ann T. Lisi, president/CEO of Greater Worcester<br />
Community Foundation. “The Foundation is pleased to<br />
give our support to Mohegan Council BSA for this innovative<br />
program.”<br />
Unlike the Mohegan Council’s traditional Scouting<br />
program that depends on trained volunteers to deliver<br />
the BSA program to youth with the support of its professional<br />
staff, ScoutReach utilizes paraprofessional staff<br />
to provide the program with the goals of consistency in<br />
program delivery using the BSA model; the provision of<br />
two-deep leadership required by BSA Youth Protection<br />
Guidelines; and, recruitment and support of volunteers<br />
from the community served, developing relationships<br />
with parents and other caregivers, to foster trust in the<br />
program.<br />
“Before we adopted this model, we had diffi culty recruiting<br />
volunteers from our target communities, particular<br />
in inner-city Worcester,” said Mohegan Council<br />
BSA Scout Executive Jeff Hotchkiss. “Our objective is<br />
to engage parents and caregivers in the program, build<br />
trust and involvement, and eventually transition the<br />
leadership of the ScoutReach Cub Pack or Boy Scout<br />
Troop to volunteers from the community, trained and<br />
registered by the BSA, who will serve under the auspices<br />
of the charter organization with the support of the<br />
BSA professional staff to deliver the program.”<br />
Additionally, Scouts participating in ScoutReach receive<br />
fi nancial support to assist with the purchase of the<br />
Scouting uniform and handbook, camping equipment,<br />
activity fees, summer camp costs, and other expenses<br />
associated with participation in the program. This funding<br />
will enable us to reach more youth in underserved<br />
neighborhoods and to engage them in the “positive<br />
gang” experience that Scouting provides.<br />
CALENDAR I FROM PAGE 2<br />
the church offi ce for details at 508-867-6262.<br />
BUG ZONE SUMMER BIBLE SCHOOL at Pilgrim Baptist Church,<br />
33 West Brookfi eld Road, North Brookfi eld. July 23 to 27, 9 a.m.<br />
to noon. Ages 3 to Teens.<br />
For more information please call the church offi ce at 508-867-<br />
8012.<br />
BLOOD DRIVE at PUBLICK HOUSE at 277 Main St., Sturbridge<br />
on Tuesday, July 24 from 2 to 7 p.m. Free carton of Friendly’s Ice<br />
cream. Register to win free Red Sox tickets. Call 800-red cross<br />
to register.<br />
MERRIAM-GILBERT LIBRARY WILL PRESENT PUMPERNICKEL<br />
PUPPETS as part of its “Dream Big-READ!” summer reading<br />
program on Tuesday, July 24 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The Creative<br />
Performance Series presents: Pumpernickel Puppets “Three Billy<br />
Goats Gruff/The Lion and the Mouse”. This family show presents<br />
a cast of colorful puppet characters as well as audience participation!<br />
This program is open to all registered participants and their<br />
families.<br />
FREE CONCERTS ON THE COMMON Continue with New England<br />
Weather! Hitchcock Free Academy presents local performers Rob<br />
Adams and Jared Fiske, who draw extensively on their own repertoire<br />
of songs. This duo’s music ranges from thoughtful, mellow<br />
folk to more raucous covers. Don’t miss this FREE event on the<br />
Brimfi eld Common on Tuesday, July 24, 6:30 – 8pm. “Thank you”<br />
to the Brimfi eld Cultural Council for sponsoring this event. The<br />
concert will be moved inside Hitchcock in case of rain. Visit HFA<br />
on the web: www.hitchcockacademy.org . The last FREE Concert<br />
on the Common will be the Flamingo Swing Band on July 31!<br />
HASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL HOST SUMMER POETRY<br />
PROGRAM for young adults by Heather MacPherson to be held<br />
Tuesdays, July 24 and 31 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more<br />
information on this program, contact Heather at heathermacph@<br />
gmail.com or call her at 508-266-0854.<br />
DAVID PROUTY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1942 TO HOLD 70TH<br />
REUNION at noon on Wednesday, July 25 at Salem Cross Inn in<br />
West Brookfi eld. For more details please call Reino Lammi at<br />
508-885-2002 or Joan Bedard at 508-867-2821. Come on classmates<br />
put this on your bucket list.<br />
THE BROOKFIELD POLICE AND MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY<br />
staff invite members of the community to attend Pizza Night at<br />
the library. They are hosting an open forum (with free pizza!) to<br />
discuss current topics such as bullying, harassment, concerns<br />
regarding safety, and both positive and negative behavior issues<br />
on Thursdays, July 26 and Aug. 9 a.m. This free monthly event is<br />
funded with a grant from the Brookfi eld Community Club.<br />
“THE WORLD OF OWLS” is coming to the East Brookfi eld Library<br />
on Saturday, July 28 at 11 a.m. Wingmasters will bring live<br />
owls for their presentation ‘birds in the night’. This program is<br />
sponsored by the East Brookfi eld Cultural Council and the Mass.<br />
Cultural Council.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
BROOKFIELD CONCERTS ON COMMON held on Friday evenings<br />
in July. Pre-show- Brookfi eld’s Farmers’ Market – 4 p.m. Lawn<br />
games, Baking Competition (Cash Prizes) 6 p.m., Warm up band/<br />
sound test/variety acts at 6 p.m., Headline Bands at 6:30 p.m. July<br />
27 –Bêlit (Baking Contest – Brownies). Please note – New time<br />
– 6:30 for headliner bands. Please have baking contest entries<br />
at the Brookfi eld Cultural Council tent by 6 p.m. Judges needed.<br />
Baking Contest – Cash prizes and a chance to beat last year’s<br />
winners! Any questions, please contact concert coordinator, Bill<br />
Simpson, (508) 867-9233 or brookfi eldgallery@gmail.com or any<br />
Brookfi eld Cultural Council member.<br />
EAST BROOKFIELD SUMMER CONCERT SERIES concerts are<br />
held on Thursdays from 6 – 8 p.m. at Gazebo on Connie Mack<br />
Field. July 26 Noah Lis (piano), Aug. 2 Quabbin Community Band<br />
(variety of musical selections), Aug. 9 “Black Sheep Jazz Band”,<br />
Aug. 16 “The Otters” (Rock), Aug. 23 “Missing Faculties” (Pop/<br />
Classic Rock), Aug. 30 “Fairlanes” (Rock/Country). BBQ and beverages<br />
for sale. Farmer’s Market, too.<br />
Family friendly. Come one, come all! http://www.ebbandstand.<br />
webs.com.<br />
ANNUAL CAR SHOW FUNDRAISER at JANINE’S FROSTEE on<br />
Saturday, July 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 149 East St., Ware. Cosponsored<br />
by Chicopee Savings Bank and St. Germain Insurance.<br />
Lot opens at 9 a.m. for registration. Registration fee: $10 to Baystate<br />
Health Cancer Care Charity. Cars must be registered and<br />
hoods open to be judged. Judging is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Trophies,<br />
raffl es and all prizes announced by 2 p.m. Great food specials<br />
and delicious ice cream! Custom Car Show T-shirts for sale. Rain<br />
date is July 29. For more information: 413-967-7950 or janinesfrostee.com.<br />
MERRIAM-GILBERT LIBRARY WILL PRESENT ‘SUPER-COLD SCI-<br />
ENCE’ as part of its “Dream Big-READ!” summer reading program<br />
on Tuesday, July 31 from 6:30-7:15 p.m. The Museum of<br />
Science presents: “Super-Cold Science”. Amazing things happen<br />
when matter changes temperature. With the help of a Museum<br />
educator and an intensely cold liquid, participants experience the<br />
remarkable changes in size, form, and behavior that occur when<br />
a variety of objects and substances are super-cooled. This program<br />
is open to all registered participants and their families. This<br />
program is made possible by the generous support of the Hearst<br />
Foundation.<br />
THE TANTASQUA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIA-<br />
TION along with The Robert Bombard Alumni Scholarship Fund<br />
is holding its fi rst Summer Music Fest on Saturday, Aug. 4, from<br />
noon- 6 p.m. at Hyland Orchard& Brewery, 199 Arnold Road in<br />
Sturbridge. The event will feature several live bands, kids games<br />
and prizes, train rides, face painting, raffl es, silent auction and<br />
food catered by Annie’s Kitchen. Admission is $10. Ages 12 and<br />
under are free.All are welcome and THS alumni are especially<br />
encouraged to attend. The festival will be held rain or shine.<br />
THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH of W. Brookfi eld, UCC,<br />
36 N. Main St. will host SKY-Everything Is Possible With God vacation<br />
bible school Aug. 6-10. Children from age 5 through 12 are<br />
welcome at no charge. Our theme revolves around the air, clouds,<br />
airplanes, hot air balloons and the sky with a focus on trust in<br />
God. We will be offering an imagination station, songs, bible lessons,<br />
drama, snacks, a mission out-reach, crafts and games. VBS<br />
will be held from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. each day. Pre-registration is<br />
strongly encouraged. Please call the church at 508-867-7078 to<br />
register.<br />
TRAP SHOOT will be held at the North Brookfi eld Sportsmen’s<br />
Club on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Open To The Public. Weekly event.<br />
You don’t have to be a member. Be at the Club, 20 Boynton Street,<br />
North Brookfi eld, MA, at 7 p.m. Ammo is available.
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Monday, July 9<br />
Initiated Vandalism, Route 9 Hwy., report taken<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Tyler St., transported to<br />
Harrington<br />
911—911/Hang-Up call, S Maple St., investigated<br />
911—Animal Call, Maple St., could not located<br />
Phone Complaint, Surrey Ln., spoken to<br />
Phone Suspicious Activity, S Maple St., spoken to<br />
Phone Safety hazard, Mill St., services rendered<br />
Phone Larceny/theft/shoplifting, Allen Rd., report<br />
taken<br />
Tuesday, July 10<br />
Phone Fire alarm, Pleasant St., building checked/secured<br />
Phone Alarm, <strong>Quaboag</strong> St., transferred call to C3<br />
911—Complaint, Prairie Schooner Trl., spoken to<br />
Phone Assist citizen, Buckboard Ps., investigated<br />
Initiated Notifi cation, Kimball St., services rendered<br />
Wednesday, July 11<br />
Phone Fire alarm, E Main St., false alarm<br />
Thursday, July 12<br />
Phone Suspicious activity, Webber Rd., checked/secured<br />
Initiated Assist citizen, Conestoga Trl., services rendered<br />
Initiated Assist citizen, Draper St., report taken<br />
Initiated Found/lost property, Post Rd., services rendered<br />
Initiated Assist citizen, Post Rd., services rendered<br />
911—Medical Emergency, <strong>Quaboag</strong> St., transported<br />
to Mary Lane<br />
Friday, July 13<br />
Initiated Serve summons, Maverick Dr., unknown<br />
outcome<br />
Initiated Safety hazard, Lake Rd., removed hazard<br />
Initiated Suspicious activity, Route 9 Hwy., investigated<br />
Initiated Suspicious activity, W Main St., no action<br />
required<br />
Phone Found/lost property, South Pond, spoken to<br />
Saturday, July 14<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Central St., transported to<br />
Mary Lane<br />
911—Complaint, Kimball St., peace restored<br />
Phone Found/lost property, Maple St., could not locate<br />
Phone Assist citizen, Post Rd., spoken to<br />
North Brookfi eld Police Log<br />
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July 10<br />
Deitrich Schlegel, Oakham Rd., North Brookfi eld; Age:<br />
18; Arrested for: Trespass, attempt to commit a crime<br />
(larceny), person under 21 possessing alcohol.<br />
Kale Schlegel, 140 West St., Paxton, MA; Age: 19;<br />
Arrested for: Trespass, attempt to commit a crime<br />
(larceny), possession of a dangerous weapon (metal<br />
spike dagger).<br />
Monday, July 9<br />
Initiated Animal call, Summer St., services rendered<br />
Phone Complaint, N Main St., spoken to<br />
911—Medical Emergency, N Main St., transported to<br />
St. Vs.<br />
Tuesday, July 10<br />
Phone Alarm, E Brookfi eld Rd., building checked/secured<br />
911—Larceny/theft/shoplifting, E Brookfi eld Rd.,<br />
arrest(s) made<br />
Initiated Safety hazard, School St., removed hazard<br />
Wednesday, July 11<br />
Phone Alarm, E Brookfi eld Rd., checked/secured<br />
911— Alarm, N Main St., services rendered<br />
Phone Assist citizen/complaint, Brickyard Rd., spoken<br />
to<br />
911—Complaint, Sylvania Grove St., taken to family/guardian<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Chase Rd., transported to<br />
Mary Lane<br />
Initiated Suspicious activity, Prospect St., spoken to<br />
Thursday, July 12<br />
Initiated Disabled MV, Oakham Rd., spoken to<br />
Phone Fire alarm, New School Dr., building checked/<br />
secured<br />
911—911/Hang-Up call, North St., spoken to<br />
Cellular Assist citizen, N Main St., spoken to<br />
Initiated Animal call, Barnes Rd., investigated<br />
Phone Suspicious activity, N Common St., spoken to<br />
Phone Assist citizen, unknown, unknown outcome<br />
Phone Medical Emergency, Old E Brookfi eld Rd.,<br />
transported to Mary Lane<br />
Friday, July 13<br />
Initiated Alarm/car, St. Claire Ave., services rendered<br />
Phone Fire alarm, New School Dr., services rendered<br />
Radio Disabled MV, N Main St., vehicle towed<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Willow St., transported to<br />
St. Vs.<br />
Radio Disturbance, Grove St., removed hazard<br />
Saturday, July 14<br />
Phone Alarm, N Main St., services rendered<br />
Phone Animal call, Adams Rd., services rendered<br />
Initiated Complaint/MV operation, Route 57 Hwy.,<br />
could not locate<br />
Initiated Complaint/MV operation, Downey Rd., spoken<br />
to<br />
Cellular trespass, Sylvania Grove St., spoken to<br />
911—Animal Call, Lakeview Rd., could not locate<br />
Sunday, July 15<br />
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911—Medical Emergency, Grove St., transported to<br />
St. Vs.<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Cider Mill Rd., transported<br />
to St. Vs.<br />
Cellular Complaint, Route 67 Hwy. + Ward St., spoken<br />
to<br />
Initiated Disabled MV, Donovan Rd. + Fullam Hill Rd.,<br />
gone on arrival<br />
Phone Suspicious activity, N Main St., checked/secured<br />
Monday, July 16<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Bates St., arrest(s) made<br />
East Brookfi eld Police Log<br />
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Sunday, July 8<br />
Edward J. Cournoyer, 120 Cove St., East Brookfi eld,<br />
MA; Age: 44; Charges: Domestic assault and battery<br />
Monday, July 2<br />
Cellular Animal call, Podunk Rd., gone on arrival<br />
Phone Complaint, Howe St., report taken<br />
Radio Suspicious activity, Howe St., could not locate<br />
Phone Assist citizen, Main St., dispatch handled<br />
911—Suspicious Activity, Howe St., unfounded<br />
Tuesday, July 3<br />
Phone Disabled MV, Podunk Rd., spoken to<br />
Phone Assist citizen, Kens Citgo, spoken to<br />
Phone Assist citizen, Station, unknown outcome<br />
Initiated Forgery/fraud, Connie Mack Dr., report taken<br />
Wednesday, July 4<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Prospect St., transported<br />
to Harrington<br />
Phone Assist citizen, Paula Circle, spoken to<br />
Thursday, July 5<br />
Initiated Larceny/theft/shoplift, Bay Path Rd., report<br />
taken<br />
911—Motor Vehicle Accident, E Main St., report<br />
taken<br />
Phone Complaint, E Main St., spoken to<br />
Friday, July 6<br />
911—Fire Brush, Podunk Rd., taken/referred to other<br />
agency<br />
Phone Assist citizen, W Sturbridge Rd., spoken to<br />
Saturday, July 7<br />
Phone Complaint/MV operations, E Main St., investigated<br />
Phone Assist citizen, Town of East Brookfi eld, dispatch<br />
handled<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Howe St., transported to<br />
Harrington<br />
Initiated Disabled MV, North St. + Prospect St., vehicle<br />
towed<br />
Sunday, July 8<br />
Phone Complaint, Mechanic St., transferred call to C3<br />
911—Motor Vehicle Accident, N Brookfi eld Rd., transported<br />
to U-Mass<br />
911—Welfare Check, E Main St., transported to Harrington<br />
Initiated Disabled MV, Route9 Hwy-Harrington St., services<br />
rendered<br />
Initiated Complaint, E Main St, spoken to<br />
Phone Suspicious activity, Harrington St., unknown<br />
outcome<br />
Initiated Disabled MV, Podunk Rd., checked/secured<br />
Warren Police Log<br />
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Radio Disturbance family, Reed St., removed to hospital<br />
Radio Suspicious activity, near Knox Trail Rd. - Brook<br />
Rd., investigated<br />
Phone Traffi c hazard, Highway barn – Brimfi eld Rd.,<br />
referred to other agency<br />
Cellular Disturbance general, Main St. Apt., peace<br />
restored<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Presidential Circle, no fi re/<br />
EMS necessary<br />
911—Disturbance family, Washburn Ave. apt., peace<br />
restored<br />
Friday, July 6<br />
Radio Medical Emergency, Main St., removed to hospital<br />
Cellular Harassment, A St., advised civil action<br />
Initiated Motor vehicle stop, Brook Rd. – Brimfi eld Rd,<br />
citation issued warning<br />
Saturday, July 7<br />
Radio Motor vehicle stop, near the Eagles-Main St.,<br />
citation issued civil<br />
Radio Assist motorist, Bemis Rd. + Southbridge Rd.,<br />
investigated<br />
Initiated Illegal dumping, near pole #6-Brook Rd., referred<br />
to other agency<br />
Sunday, July 8<br />
Radio Accident No PI/minor damage, at the underpass-Maple<br />
St., investigated<br />
Initiated Motor vehicle stop, just north of Keys Rd.-<br />
Southbridge Rd., citation issued civil<br />
Phone Animal complaint, Southbridge Rd., area search<br />
negative<br />
Monday, July 9<br />
Phone Animal complaint, Southbridge Rd., peace restored<br />
Phone Harassment, North St., services rendered<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Bemis Rd., services rendered<br />
Phone Civil dispute, Pleasant St., investigated<br />
Tuesday, July 10<br />
Radio Accident personal injury, in Palmer-Ware Rd.,<br />
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Phone Assist other police department, Ware Rd., services<br />
rendered<br />
911—Disturbance general, South St., services rendered<br />
Phone Suspicious activity, Crouch Rd., dispersed<br />
gathering<br />
Alarm Medical Emergency, Main St., no fi re/EMS necessary<br />
911—Medical/Mental, Main St. apt., no fi re/EMS necessary<br />
Wednesday, July 11<br />
911—Medical Emergency, Main St.. apt., removed to<br />
hospital<br />
RIVER WATCH<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> River shot on July 17 in West Brookfi eld.<br />
Editor’s Note: “River Watch” tracks data<br />
provided by the US Geological Survey examining<br />
the Ware River fl ow and fl ood records<br />
taken from a testing station at Gibbs Crossing<br />
in Ware over the past seven days. This<br />
information is provided to help fi sherman,<br />
boaters, and residential abutters understand<br />
their local tributaries better. For more current<br />
daily data and more details, visit http://<br />
waterwatch.usgs.gov/.<br />
KEY<br />
Drainage area: Also<br />
known as watershed<br />
area. The area of land<br />
that contributes water to<br />
a stream either as surface<br />
runoff or groundwater<br />
fl ow; usually measured<br />
as square miles.<br />
Discharge: Also<br />
known as streamfl ow.<br />
The volume of water<br />
moving in a stream at<br />
any point in time; usually<br />
measured as cubic<br />
feet per second.<br />
Stage: The water level<br />
of a stream compared<br />
to a fi xed reference point<br />
at the location where the<br />
measurement is made;<br />
usually measured as feet.<br />
Water level measurements<br />
are always made<br />
at the same location so<br />
that comparisons can be<br />
made over time. Stage<br />
is not depth of water,<br />
because depth can vary<br />
signifi cantly across a<br />
stream and upstream or<br />
downstream, but a higher<br />
stage means deeper<br />
water, and a lower stage<br />
means shallower water.<br />
Some streams have an<br />
offi cial fl ood stage designated<br />
by the National<br />
Weather Service, which<br />
is the level at which<br />
fl ooding will begin to occur.<br />
Date: The date and<br />
time of the most recent<br />
update of the data map.<br />
When more than one<br />
data location is shown<br />
on a map, the most recent<br />
update time for individual<br />
locations may<br />
be up to an hour earlier<br />
than the update time for<br />
the map.<br />
Percentile: Compares<br />
the most recent value of<br />
streamfl ow to the historical<br />
observations for<br />
the day. For example, if<br />
the most recent value is<br />
at the 25th percentile, it<br />
means that historically<br />
the streamfl ow for the<br />
day has been at or less<br />
than this level 25 percent<br />
of the time, or on average<br />
1 day out of every 4.<br />
If the most recent value<br />
is at the 75th percentile,<br />
it means that historically<br />
the streamfl ow for the<br />
day has been at or less<br />
than this level 75 percent<br />
of the time, or on average<br />
3 days out of every 4.<br />
Conversely, at the 75th<br />
percentile it could also<br />
be said that the streamfl<br />
ow for the day has<br />
been at or higher than<br />
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Initiated Motor vehicle stop, Brimfi eld Rd., citation issued<br />
civil<br />
Phone Medical Emergency, Main St., removed to hospital<br />
911—Motor Vehicle theft, Independence Lane, investigated<br />
Thursday, July 12<br />
Initiated Motor Vehicle stop, at Ware Rd. – Main St.,<br />
citation issued warning<br />
Radio Motor Vehicle stop, between Forest and Bragg<br />
– Southbridge Rd., verbal warning<br />
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS STAFF PHOTO BY TIM KANE<br />
Drainage area:150 mi2<br />
Discharge:15 cfs<br />
Stage:2.36 ft<br />
Percentile:1.02 %<br />
Class symbol: RED<br />
% normal (median):20.83 %<br />
% normal (mean):15.74 %<br />
this level 25 percent of<br />
the time, or on average<br />
1 day out of every 4. At<br />
the 50th percentile, there<br />
have been an equal number<br />
of historical observations<br />
higher and lower,<br />
and the 50th percentile<br />
is often referred to as<br />
the “normal”. However,<br />
hydrologists consider<br />
percentiles between 25<br />
and 75 to be relatively<br />
normal and within expected<br />
natural ups and<br />
downs, with less than 25<br />
being unusually dry conditions<br />
and higher than<br />
75 being unusually wet<br />
conditions.<br />
Class symbol: Groups<br />
current water conditions<br />
into general categories of<br />
wet or dry compared to<br />
historical observations<br />
using percentiles of daily<br />
streamfl ow. Green indicates<br />
relatively normal<br />
conditions; “warm” colors<br />
yellow, orange, and<br />
red indicate drier than<br />
normal conditions; and<br />
“cool” colors light blue,<br />
blue, and black indicate<br />
wetter than normal conditions.<br />
Red and black<br />
indicate that new low or<br />
high streamfl ow records<br />
have been set for the<br />
day.
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For Sale<br />
6 HP, 4 STROKE MERCURY<br />
outboard motor used only 4 hours<br />
paid $1,600 new will sell for<br />
$1,000 firm. If interested please<br />
call (413)283-7804.<br />
A public service announcement<br />
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ALL NEW PLUSH top Queen<br />
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ANTIQUE AND PERIOD chairs –<br />
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Many styles and weaves available.<br />
Call (413)267-9680.<br />
ETHAN ALLEN DINING room, six<br />
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$2,500. Black fine leather couch<br />
$600. Metal deck dining set #200<br />
(508)849-7332<br />
FISHING BOAT FOR sale.<br />
Salt/Fresh water, deep hull 16’<br />
Starcraft Aluminum with 85 HP<br />
Johnson outboard on a steel “Cox”<br />
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QUEEN PILLOW TOP mattress<br />
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$150 call Dan 413-282-8360<br />
QUEEN PILLOW TOP mattress<br />
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413-282-8360<br />
UTILITY TRAILER 20 feet $900<br />
OBO. Construction gin pole with<br />
winch $500. Thirty two putlogs<br />
new old stock $150 (413)256-<br />
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JULY 21-22 9-5 rain or shine, 274<br />
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weight equipment, grill, books,<br />
candles, 100s of quality items<br />
KEV’S BARNYARD<br />
FLEA MARKET<br />
Also Furniture<br />
Wednesday - Sunday<br />
10AM - 4:30PM<br />
#185 Route 202,<br />
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(413)467-1722<br />
DEALER SPACE<br />
www.kevsbarnyard.com<br />
MONSON INDOOR ESTATE sale<br />
Saturday 7/21, 8-4. 107 Beebe<br />
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furniture, household, books, attic<br />
treasures. Cash ONLY.<br />
MULTI FAMILY TAG SALE-<br />
QUABOAG VALLEY MOBILE<br />
Home Park, Palmer July 19, 20,<br />
21; 9-4 Raindate July 26, 27, 28.<br />
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Fisherdick Rd. July 20, 21, 22<br />
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Fri, Sat 7/20-21, 8am-4pm. Dorm<br />
& apt. furniture, bedding, housewares,<br />
lamps, table, chairs, gun<br />
case, jewelry, handbags, books<br />
and more.<br />
Firewood<br />
**FOUNTAIN FIREWOOD** 2<br />
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(413)267-9631.<br />
FIREWOOD<br />
Fresh cut & split $150.00.<br />
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All hardwood.<br />
*Also have seasoned softwood for<br />
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Quality & volumes guaranteed!!<br />
New England Forest Products<br />
(413)477-0083.<br />
LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD for<br />
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373-4500.<br />
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TRAINING Financial Aid if<br />
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Old cameras, microscopes,<br />
telescopes, etc. This is a general<br />
list of some items that can be<br />
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equipment in any condition. Cash<br />
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9352<br />
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medals, swords, uniforms, patches,<br />
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flight jackets, knives, bayonets.<br />
(413)885-2889.<br />
Services<br />
ABSOLUTE CHIMNEY SERV-<br />
ICES C.S.I.A. Certified and<br />
Insured. Sweeping chimneys year<br />
round. Thank you. 413-967-8002.<br />
HANDYMAN SERVICES<br />
One call does it all<br />
Storm Clean-up<br />
Remodeling,<br />
Roof Repairs,<br />
Excavating<br />
Fully insured. Free estimates.<br />
Reasonable rates<br />
www.rlhenterprises.net<br />
(413)668-6685.<br />
Services<br />
*****<br />
A CALL WE HAUL<br />
Fast Junk Removal<br />
WE TAKE IT ALL<br />
LOAD IT ALL<br />
Lowest Rates<br />
Closings, Free Estimates, Attics<br />
Cleanouts, Appl, Bsmnts.<br />
Expert demo services<br />
10% disc. All Major CC's accepted<br />
CALL NOW - 1-800-414-0239<br />
(413)283-5030<br />
WWW.ACALLWEHAUL.COM<br />
***A B HAULING AND<br />
REMOVAL SERVICE***<br />
Cellars, attics, garages cleaned,<br />
yard debris. Barns, sheds,<br />
demolished. Swimming pools<br />
removed. 20 yd. container, truck<br />
available. Cheaper than dumpster<br />
fees and we do all work. Lowest<br />
rates. (413)267-3353, cell<br />
(413)222-8868.<br />
***A A CALL – HAUL IT ALL***<br />
Cheaper than a dumpster. I do all<br />
the work, cleanouts, attics, cellars,<br />
barns, garages and appliance<br />
removal. 10% discount with this<br />
ad. Free Est. (413)596-7286,<br />
(866)517-4285.<br />
A and D<br />
Hauling<br />
A AND D HAULING. Affordable,<br />
Dependable Removal at its best!<br />
Real Estate closings our specialty.<br />
Will clean homes, attics, cellars<br />
and barns. *Demo work and metal<br />
removal at discounted rates. 10%<br />
discount with ad. Free estimates.<br />
413-477-0213 (business)<br />
413-575-7961 (cell)<br />
ACE CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Cleanings,<br />
inspections, repairs, caps,<br />
liners, waterproofing, rebuilds.<br />
Gutterbrush Installations. Local<br />
family owned since 1986. HIC<br />
#118355. Fully insured. (413)547-<br />
8500.<br />
Services<br />
AFFORDABLE REMOVAL SERV-<br />
ICES, junk removal, odd jobs<br />
including yard clean-up, pressurewashing<br />
& curb appeal projects.<br />
Free estimates. (413)627-8717,<br />
(413)657-0343.<br />
AFFORDABLE POOL OPEN-<br />
INGS, liner changes and weekly<br />
maintenance for above and<br />
inground swimming pools. Free<br />
estimates. Please call (413)250-<br />
3776. Please contact Jackie B.<br />
AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE<br />
$69 Diagnostic, includes first hour<br />
labor. Insured and EPA certified.<br />
Tony’s Heating and Cooling<br />
Service (413)221-7073<br />
ALL SEAL ASPHALT. Asphalt<br />
maintenance unlimited, hot crack<br />
repairs, seal coating, line marking.<br />
Experience and quality. Call Jerry<br />
(413)348-4805.<br />
ARMY OF 1<br />
Water Filtration<br />
Do you have bad water?<br />
Army of 1 will treat<br />
all water problems!!<br />
New Installations<br />
Servicing all equipment<br />
Service plans are available<br />
Well tank and pump service<br />
James Morse, North <strong>Brookfield</strong>,<br />
MA. (774)200-0225<br />
jmorse6207@yahoo.com<br />
BUILDING, REMODELING AND<br />
REPAIRS. ADDITIONS, GARA-<br />
GES, SIDING, WINDOWS,<br />
KIT/BATH, FINISHED BASE-<br />
MENTS. EXCAVATION WORK:<br />
SEPTIC SYSTEMS-install/repair,<br />
DRAINAGE, WATER-SEWER<br />
LINES. Licensed/insured, 25 years<br />
experience. Martin Murphy-413-<br />
967-9897 Cell-413-949-1901.<br />
Credit Cards Accepted.<br />
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &<br />
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &<br />
splint - Classroom instructor, 20 +<br />
years experience. Call Walt at<br />
(413)267-9680 for estimate.<br />
CHIMNEY SERVICES: CLEAN-<br />
INGS, caps, dampers, repairs<br />
including masonry and liners. The<br />
best for less!!! Worcester to<br />
Pittsfield. 508-245-1501, 413-650-<br />
0126<br />
Colonial Carpentry Innovations, Inc.<br />
Design & Build Team<br />
“New World Technology with Old World Quality”<br />
www.colonialinnovation.com<br />
Kitchens • Baths • Doors • Additions<br />
Renovations • Custom Designs • New Homes<br />
Bob (413) 374-6175<br />
lic. & ins. or Jen (413) 244-5112<br />
DRYWALL AND CEILINGS,<br />
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.<br />
Taping & complete finishing. All<br />
ceiling textures. Fully insured.<br />
Jason at Great Walls.<br />
(413)563-0487<br />
EXPERT SCREEN REPAIRS,<br />
Patio sliders, doors, windows.<br />
Existing <strong>screen</strong>s custom duplicated.<br />
Glass repairs, Plexiglas,<br />
insulated glass. Replacement<br />
parts. Awnings, canopies,<br />
windows, doors. Gary (413)566-<br />
3095.<br />
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Services<br />
FREE METAL PICKUP Washers,<br />
dryers, all appliances, lawnmowers,<br />
motorcycles, car parts,<br />
gas grills, old car batteries, any<br />
metal. Cars- we pay $. If you got<br />
junk call Pete or Ruth (413)283-<br />
6006.<br />
HOME IMPROVEMENT REMOD-<br />
ELING, repairs. 20+ years experience.<br />
References provided. Fully<br />
insured. HIC #161358. Call Kevin<br />
Marsden (978)944-6751 or<br />
(978)355-6223.<br />
HOME THEATER, AV Tech.<br />
(Cert. ISF/HAA). The only Cert.<br />
Installers in this area. Put in<br />
theater for you or install a Plasma<br />
the right way. Sales, service. 413-<br />
374-8000, 413-374-8300.<br />
www.a-v-tech.com<br />
Local drum set instructor<br />
accepting new students<br />
Working professional drum kit and<br />
snare drum instructor with more<br />
than 30 years of performance<br />
experience seeks additional<br />
beginner and intermediate level<br />
students living near Ware,<br />
Tantasqua, David Prouty and<br />
<strong>Quaboag</strong> school regions. Rates<br />
are very reasonable at $30 for a<br />
45-minute lesson. Lesson fees<br />
include costs for all charts, CDs<br />
and handouts, learning and<br />
improving how to sight-read notes,<br />
four-way limb control, dynamics,<br />
rudiments, and using your own<br />
ears with my play-along tracks for<br />
interpretive playing and soloing in<br />
jazz, rock, blues, and funk styles.<br />
Willing to travel to student’s home<br />
to offer weekly or twice monthly<br />
lessons in the evening or on the<br />
weekends. Professional school<br />
band director references, current<br />
student list, and full CORI check<br />
available upon request. Call 508-<br />
867-5985 for more details.<br />
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25<br />
years experience. Free estimates.<br />
References. Lic #086220. Please<br />
call Kevin 978-355-6864.<br />
PLUMBING JOBS DONE by fast<br />
and accurate master plumber.<br />
Small jobs welcome. Cheap hourly<br />
rate. LC9070 Paul 413-323-5897.<br />
EXCAVATING<br />
•Site work<br />
•Septic<br />
•Demo<br />
•Sewer<br />
•Drainage<br />
Trees/ Stumps<br />
•Grading<br />
•Lawn Renovations<br />
“For All Your<br />
Earth Moving Needs”<br />
Free Estimates & Fully Insured<br />
Brian<br />
413-244-7037<br />
SUNRISE HOME REPAIRS:<br />
Carpentry, decks, hatchways,<br />
ramps, painting, property maintenance,<br />
after storm/ tree<br />
cleanups. Small jobs welcome.<br />
Free estimates. (413)883-9033.<br />
Vadnais Custom Painting<br />
Of Western Mass<br />
Interior/Exterior<br />
Commercial, New<br />
Construction & Residential<br />
Local Family Business 50 Years<br />
Free Estimates/Senior Discounts<br />
Cell 774 452-4057
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PURCHASE (any condition) horse<br />
drawn vehicles such as sleighs,<br />
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s<br />
buggies, driveable or lawn<br />
ornaments. Some furniture and<br />
other restoration services<br />
available. Reasonable prices.<br />
Quality workmanship. Call<br />
(413)213-0373 or (413)277-5404<br />
for estimate and information.<br />
Demers & Sons<br />
401 Mill Valley Road<br />
Rte. 181 (across from<br />
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*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone<br />
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Computer Services<br />
COMPUTER WIZ<br />
For all your computing needs.<br />
Trouble shooting, virus<br />
removal, PC Tune up,<br />
Laptop Repair.<br />
Free Diagnostics.<br />
1605 N Main St., Palmer MA<br />
(413)283-7500.<br />
THE COMPUTER GUYS Mobile<br />
computer repair. We come to you!<br />
Small company, small prices.<br />
Kevin (413)896-5840.<br />
Electrician<br />
DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN,<br />
FRIENDLY service, installs<br />
deicing cables. Free estimates.<br />
Fully insured. Scott Winters<br />
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call<br />
(413)244-7096.<br />
EXCELLENT SERVICE PROVID-<br />
ED Complete house wiring,<br />
service upgrades, generators, hot<br />
tubs/ pools, smoke/ CO detectors,<br />
installation of communication<br />
cables, Fully insured Lic #E38506<br />
Flynn Electric (413)323-9779,<br />
(413)348-0257<br />
Home Improvement<br />
20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE!<br />
Complete carpentry, drywall and<br />
painting services. For all your<br />
home improvement needs.<br />
Kitchens, baths, finished<br />
basements and more!<br />
Joe’s GC-License #CS093368.<br />
(413) 219-6951.<br />
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Home Improvement<br />
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1<br />
Call for all your needs. Windows,<br />
siding, roofs, additions, decks,<br />
baths, hardwood floors, painting.<br />
All work 100% guaranteed.<br />
Licensed and insured. Call Bob<br />
(413)596-8807 Cell (860)301-8283<br />
CS Lic. #97110, HIC Lic #162905<br />
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION<br />
Kitchen, bath, foyers. Free<br />
estimates, references. Lic<br />
#086220. Please call Kevin<br />
(978)355-6864.<br />
DESIGN/BUILD/REMODEL.<br />
CHAGNON BUILDING &<br />
REMODELING LLC PROVIDES<br />
QUALITY CONSTRUCTION<br />
WITH COMPETIVE PRICING<br />
SINCE 1992. ADDITIONS,<br />
DECKS, KITCHENS, BATHS,<br />
GARAGES, NEW HOMES,<br />
METAL ROOFING.<br />
CHALLENGING PROJECTS ARE<br />
OUR SPECIALTY. ALL WORK<br />
WARRANTIED.<br />
BBB RATES US A+<br />
(MA LIC# 060175; HIC# 112751)<br />
WWW.CHAGNON-BR.COM OR<br />
413-259-6785.<br />
DRS PAINTING & HOME IM-<br />
PROVEMENTS One call does it<br />
all. Free estimates. Best price<br />
guaranteed. Lic #168118 Insured<br />
(413)218-9042 or e-mail us<br />
dsheldon12@yahoo.com<br />
Quabbin Village Hills<br />
Circulation: 50,500<br />
Buy the Quabbin Village Hills or the Suburban<br />
Residential ZONE for $24.00 for 20 words plus<br />
50¢ for additional words. Add $5 for a second ZONE.<br />
First ZONE base price<br />
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Subtotal<br />
x Number of Weeks<br />
TOTAL enclosed<br />
Suburban Residential<br />
Circulation: 59,000<br />
+ $ 5 00<br />
Did you remember to check your zone?<br />
Home Improvement<br />
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. RE-<br />
MODELING. Kitchens, baths.<br />
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,<br />
wallpapering, textured ceilings,<br />
siding, roofing, additions. Insurance<br />
work. Basement waterproofing<br />
and French drains. Fully<br />
insured. Free estimates. 413-786-<br />
9250. Ron. Member of the Home<br />
Builders Association of MA.<br />
J.C. CONSTRUCTION QUALITY<br />
craftsmanship in all phases of<br />
construction. Remodeling, Additions,<br />
Garages. Decks. Also call<br />
for your roofing and siding needs.<br />
(413)314-1011 Lic#160301<br />
OSHA Certified.<br />
justincoyer@yahoo.com<br />
REASONABLE RATES, DRY-<br />
WALL, Sheetrock, Taping,<br />
Textures, Knock downs, general<br />
renovations, repairs, painting, tile.<br />
Insured. Free estimates. 413-427-<br />
4662. Ma Reg #274556DA<br />
House Cleaning<br />
TWO BROKE GIRLS looking for<br />
work cleaning your home or office.<br />
Weekly, biweekly or monthly. Also<br />
commercial cleaning. Reasonable<br />
rates. Fifteen years experience.<br />
Call Ruthie or Laura (413)283-<br />
6006.<br />
Instruction<br />
SAT PREP COURSE July 9-20 or<br />
July 23-3. Private in-home &<br />
Skype SAT tutoring.<br />
www.pioneervalleytutoring.com<br />
(413) 570-0767<br />
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DON'T BE A STARVING<br />
ARTIST - learn how to teach<br />
painting with this special<br />
method to people of all ages<br />
and abilities and have your own<br />
business with a stable income.<br />
Fill the need for more art in<br />
healthcare facilities. Check it<br />
out at:<br />
www.artis4every1.com or call<br />
(508)882-3947<br />
TRUCK DRIVERS<br />
NEEDED<br />
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS<br />
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500<br />
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER<br />
SCHOOL<br />
Unitedcdl.com<br />
Landscaping<br />
**ALL SPRING, SUMMER,<br />
FALL** Specializing in shrub and<br />
tree trimming, (2011 storm repair<br />
and removal, arborvitae/<br />
hemlocks) grass cutting,<br />
landscape design, Spring and Fall<br />
cleanups and removal. Mulch,<br />
stone, loam deliveries, also small<br />
loader and backhoe service,<br />
snowplowing. Professional and<br />
fully insured. Please call Bob<br />
(413)538-7954, (413)537-5789.<br />
*A-1 RICK BERGERON LAWN*<br />
CARE<br />
Overseeding<br />
Mowing & Landscaping<br />
Loader and Backhoe<br />
Trucking<br />
Wood Chipping<br />
Over 25 yrs. in business<br />
All Calls Returned<br />
413-283-3192<br />
A PERFECT LAWN<br />
spring and fall clean ups<br />
weekly/ bi-weekly mowing<br />
seasonal contracts<br />
new installs, over seeding<br />
mulching, tree cutting & pruning<br />
heavy equipment, hardscaping<br />
drainage problems<br />
we do the work so you can enjoy<br />
your yard<br />
free estimates<br />
413-283-lawn(5296)<br />
A+ ROZELL’S LANDSCAPING &<br />
TREE SERVICE<br />
Brush & Tree Removal<br />
Weekly mowing<br />
Lawn Installation<br />
Shrub Trimming<br />
Mulching and Stone<br />
Free estimates.<br />
Fully Insured.<br />
413-636-5957<br />
rozellslandscaping@gmail.com<br />
ACM. HYDROSEEDING, LOAM,<br />
bobcat, fieldstone walls, retaining<br />
wall systems, pavers, trex decks,<br />
mulch and plantings. Waterfalls<br />
and ponds. ACMBUILDING.COM<br />
(413)348-9826.<br />
HYDROSEEDING AND<br />
LANDSCAPE Construction.<br />
Retaining walls, walkways, patios,<br />
erosion control, skid steer work,<br />
fencing, plantings, loam,<br />
trenching, etc. Free estimates.<br />
Medeiros. (413)267-4050.<br />
LUCID DEVELOPMENT<br />
SPECIALIZING in custom design<br />
stonescaping, patios, stone walls<br />
and stairways, retaining walls,<br />
tennis courts, bocci courts and all<br />
your excavation needs. Free<br />
estimates. Call Jeff Marion<br />
(413)561-3311.<br />
ROBINSON TREE SERVICE LLC<br />
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE<br />
Lawn Care • Plowing • Sanding<br />
Aerial Tree Pruning & Removal<br />
Local Reliable & Professional Tree Service<br />
Free Estimates & Insured<br />
(508) 641-5249 Keith Robinson<br />
Landscaping<br />
TRACTOR FOR HIRE<br />
•Backhoe/ loader<br />
•Brushhogging and field mowing<br />
•Specializing in medium and small<br />
jobs<br />
•Low hourly rates- 7 days per<br />
week<br />
SCREENED LOAM<br />
•Special- Delivered and Spread<br />
$28/yd (15 yd minimum)<br />
Delivery only- call for price<br />
•Volume discounts<br />
(413)530-0256<br />
Lawn & Garden<br />
*COMPOSTED LOAM* 3/8<br />
<strong>screen</strong>ed, $22/yd. deliv., 10 yd<br />
min.; 3/4 <strong>screen</strong>ed $20/yd. deliv,<br />
15 yd. min. No additives, fillers or<br />
by products. Local deliv. to<br />
Oakham and surrounding towns<br />
only. Oakham = $2/yd. discount.<br />
Eliott Starbard 508-882-0140.<br />
10% SENIOR DISCOUNT Brush,<br />
small tree removal, Spring<br />
cleaning, mowing, organic &<br />
chemical fertilizing. No mess left<br />
behind. Free estimates. Call Chad<br />
(508)769-8242.<br />
KMC LAWN CARE<br />
Is that lawn getting<br />
out of control?<br />
Need a helping hand?<br />
Free Estimates<br />
Call Matt at (413)272-5244<br />
Pools<br />
ABC POOL & SPA A+ Rated BBB<br />
Member. License #150679. Liner<br />
changes, pool installations- above<br />
and inground. Pool removal, leak<br />
detection. Mark Kirk owner, 7am<br />
to 7pm (413)531-4192.<br />
AFFORDABLE POOL<br />
OPENINGS, cover pumping, tear<br />
downs, filter repair, new/used<br />
filters, motors, weekly vacs,<br />
chemicals. Call to schedule LaRue<br />
(413)583-7890 (413)289-0164,<br />
(413)386-8557<br />
Legal Services<br />
BANKRUPTCY LEGAL<br />
SERVICES<br />
Are your debts overwhelming?<br />
Need Loan Modification help?<br />
Stop calls and protect your<br />
assets. Find out what options<br />
are available. Reasonable<br />
rates. Payment plans available.<br />
A federally approved “debt relief<br />
agency” providing debt and<br />
bankruptcy counseling.<br />
Attorney Carrie Naatz, West<br />
Springfield, 413-336-8300.<br />
Masonry<br />
STONEMASON SPECIALIZING<br />
IN dry stone walls, walkways,<br />
seating areas. 35 years<br />
experience Europe/ USA. Member<br />
of Stone Foundation Organization.<br />
kjfkam@yahoo.com;<br />
www.internationalstonemason.com<br />
Kenn Kaminski (413)572-6808.<br />
q a u t robinsontreeservice@yahoo.com<br />
Painting<br />
ALBEE AND SONS PAINTING<br />
has been in Business for<br />
Over 40 Years. We Offer<br />
Free Estimates and are<br />
Fully Insured. Services that<br />
We Offer are: Interior/Exterior<br />
Painting, Staining, Texture<br />
Ceilings, Sheetrock,<br />
Power Washing, Wallpaper<br />
Removal, and Minor Carpentry<br />
Please Call<br />
Brian (413) 363-2897<br />
or John (413) 313-6262<br />
for Your Free Estimate Today<br />
KEEP IT PAINTING– Klems<br />
excellent exterior painting.<br />
Interiors too. Specializing in all<br />
aspects of quality painting and<br />
staining. 25 years experience.<br />
Free consultation. Steve (413)477-<br />
8217<br />
Plumbing<br />
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222<br />
Products That Assist<br />
ELDERLY and DISABLED<br />
Satisfy Your Needs<br />
IMPROVE YOUR COMFORT<br />
IMPROVE YOUR LIFE<br />
(413)668-5299<br />
Roofing<br />
A HOLE IN your roof to a Whole<br />
New Roof! Specializing in hard to<br />
find leaks. Call N.P. Home<br />
Improvements for your roofing<br />
needs. (413)532-7603<br />
ALL TYPES OF ROOFING,<br />
shingle, flat and slate. Call Local<br />
Builders (413)626-5296. Complete<br />
roofing systems and repairs.<br />
Fully licensed and insured. MA CS<br />
#102453. Lifetime warranty.<br />
Senior Discount.<br />
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25<br />
years experience. Commercial,<br />
residential. Insured. Shingles,<br />
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,<br />
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency<br />
Repairs. (413)536-3279,<br />
(413)348-9568.<br />
Tree Work<br />
A A A1 - JAY’S TREE SERVICE,<br />
affordable prices, tree removal,<br />
hazard tree removal, cordwood,<br />
stump grinding. We’re insured for<br />
your protection. Don’t be fooled,<br />
ask to see a policy, free estimates.<br />
Mon.-Sun. Call Jay. 413-283-<br />
6374.<br />
AFFORDABLE STUMP GRIND-<br />
ING. Fast, dependable service.<br />
Free estimates. Fully insured. Call<br />
Joe Sablack. 1-413-436-9821 Cell<br />
1-413-537-7994<br />
AMERICAN TREE SERVICE &<br />
LANDSCAPING Family owned/<br />
operated. Fully insured. Offering<br />
free estimates! Call today<br />
(413)725-0386. 10% discount 1st<br />
time.<br />
KEN’S TREE SERVICE AND<br />
LAND CLEARING. We also do<br />
Landscaping/ stonework. Fully<br />
insured. Free Estimate. Cordwood<br />
available. (413)436-7262,<br />
(774)452-2950.<br />
STUMP GRINDING<br />
FAST Service, Best Prices<br />
888-41STUMP/413-289-1524<br />
BEAVER STUMP GRINDING<br />
Service 20+ years of<br />
local experience<br />
Tornado Damage<br />
Discounts<br />
Pets<br />
AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD<br />
puppies. German, hip certified<br />
bloodlines. Pups are super friendly<br />
and healthy. Shots, wormed,<br />
health certificates, guarantees.<br />
Black/red, males and females.<br />
(603)763-2877.<br />
BENGAL KITTENS PURE BRED,<br />
10 weeks old. Gray with stripes<br />
(like Tiger), healthy, lapcat. Ready<br />
to go. Holyoke $200 (413)535-<br />
5185.<br />
DOG DAYS OF summer are here!<br />
Learn to train your dog using<br />
balanced training methods.<br />
Individualized instruction $30 a<br />
session. Call (413)967-6680.<br />
Pets<br />
RETIRED RACING<br />
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE<br />
FOR ADOPTION<br />
spayed/neutered, wormed,<br />
shots, heartworm checked,<br />
teeth cleaned<br />
Greyhound Options Inc.<br />
Silver – 5 y.o. black male, quiet,<br />
mellow, seems to be cat safe<br />
Shep – 4 1/2 y.o. black male,<br />
lively, playful, fun-loving, does not<br />
seem cat safe<br />
Truman – 3 y.o. brindle male,<br />
lovable, easy to please, fast<br />
learner, sits for treats, seems to be<br />
cat safe<br />
Tylo – 4 y.o. brindle male, <strong>big</strong> and<br />
beautiful, playful, likes other dogs,<br />
not sure about cats<br />
Call Mary (413) 566-3129 or Claire<br />
(413) 967-9088 or see us July 21<br />
at Petco in Holyoke, 11 am - 1<br />
p.m.<br />
www.greyhoundoptions.org<br />
Help Wanted<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:<br />
THE Ware Housing Authority is<br />
currently seeking applicants for<br />
the part-time temporary position of<br />
Administrative Assistant. Qualified<br />
applicants should have at least 2<br />
years experience in an office<br />
environment. Job requirements<br />
include filing, processing<br />
applications, rent collections, and<br />
assisting in day to day operations.<br />
Knowledge of Mac computers and<br />
Microsoft word, as well as prior<br />
housing experience, is preferred.<br />
The position is 15 hrs a week,<br />
salary to commensurate with<br />
experience. Please submit your<br />
resume to the Ware Housing<br />
Authority, 20 Valley View, Ware,<br />
MA 01082, no later than Tuesday<br />
July 31, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.<br />
AVON Up to 50% profit. 1-800-<br />
258-1815. avonnh@aol.com<br />
C.N.A. OR HOME Health Aides<br />
needed for the following shifts in<br />
Assisted Living Facility: 4pm - 8pm<br />
20 hours/week, 11p-7am every<br />
other weekend, 32 hr. 3-11<br />
benefitted position, and per diem.<br />
Must be reliable, energetic and<br />
personable. Pleasant working<br />
environment. Apply in person at<br />
the Arbors at Amherst, 130<br />
University Drive, Amherst, MA<br />
01002 (413)548-6800<br />
DRIVER FOR SCHOOL Van.<br />
Hiring in your area, summer & fall<br />
routes. 4-6 hours/ day, AM and<br />
PM route. Must be good with<br />
children and have 7+ years safe<br />
driving experience. Average $13+/<br />
hour. Call Van Pool Transportation<br />
(978)355-2121 for application.<br />
GOVERNMENT ACCESS COOR-<br />
DINATOR Cable Access- Barre<br />
Cable Television (BCTV) is<br />
seeking a person to fill the part<br />
time position of Government<br />
Access Coordinator for the Town<br />
of Barre. Duties include set up<br />
and break down of video recording<br />
equipment, attending and<br />
recording government meetings<br />
for broadcast on BCTV's<br />
government channel, and video<br />
file creation and encoding.<br />
Successful candidate must be<br />
available Monday, Tuesday, and<br />
Thursday evenings, able to lift and<br />
carry 50 pounds, and have reliable<br />
transportation. Salary is $9-11 per<br />
hour based on experience. Please<br />
email cover letter and resume to:<br />
richarddegon@gmail.com by July<br />
27, 2012.<br />
INJECTION MOLDING TECHNI-<br />
CIAN Agawam company seeking<br />
candidates with 3-5 years of<br />
manufacturing experience in the<br />
injection molding field. Candidates<br />
must have experience with set up,<br />
quality control and corrective<br />
action with injection molding. This<br />
is a temp to hire opportunity on<br />
2nd and 3rd shifts. Please send<br />
resume and salary requirements<br />
to skline@unitedpersonnel.com<br />
RECEPTIONIST WANTED TO<br />
work afternoons at an insurance<br />
agency. Experience desired. Email:<br />
HCINSA@GMAIL.com<br />
Help Wanted<br />
INTERIOR MAINTENANCE.<br />
IMMEDIATE opening 12 hrs. wk.<br />
Janitorial experience, good<br />
organizational skills, ability to lift<br />
25 lbs. Apply at Monson Council<br />
on Aging, 106 Main Street,<br />
Monson, MA 01057<br />
MACHINIST – THREE Rivers<br />
$18.00 per hour must have<br />
experience with CNC, Lathe and<br />
Milling machines of at least 5<br />
years and your own tools. Apply<br />
online at<br />
www.unitedpersonnel.com job #<br />
55815 and call 413.527.7445 to<br />
setup an interview.<br />
QUALITY CONTROL – Three<br />
Rivers $17.00 per hour must have<br />
extensive Quality Control<br />
experience and SIM software<br />
experience. Apply online at<br />
www.unitedpersonnel.com job #<br />
55816 and call 413.527.7445 to<br />
setup an interview.<br />
RIDE WANTED THREE Rivers to<br />
WalMart 7-4 PM Saturday/<br />
Sunday, 2-11 PM Tuesday/ Weds.<br />
Will pay. Call (413)283-3490.<br />
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM<br />
COORDINATOR: Part Time. New<br />
position involving business<br />
planning and coordination of<br />
services with small businesses<br />
and nonprofit organizations in<br />
west-central Massachusetts. Min.<br />
qualifications: Bachelor's Degree<br />
with experience in business<br />
planning or self-employment.<br />
Knowledge of technology a plus.<br />
Application information available<br />
online at<br />
http://www.qvcdc.com/employmen<br />
t-opportunities.html or by calling<br />
413-967-3001. Completed<br />
applications accepted until Friday,<br />
August 3, 2012 at 5:00 PM.<br />
Work Wanted<br />
CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH aide<br />
seeks clients in greater Springfield<br />
area. Part or full time. Call for info<br />
(774)253-6688.<br />
Real Estate<br />
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Excellent floor plan offering<br />
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CALL TODAY!<br />
Evenings call:<br />
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APRIL ADAMS 413-495-2276<br />
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MERRIE BROWN 413-668-8190<br />
KAYE BOOTHMAN 413-477-6624<br />
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TINA BURKE 978-434-6000<br />
JILL GRAVEL 413-364-7353<br />
Real Estate<br />
“INDEPENDENT, LOCALLY<br />
OWNED SINCE 1958”<br />
MULTI-FAMILY<br />
INVESTMENTS<br />
HELP WITH<br />
MORTGAGE<br />
PALMER – Updated 2 Family w/<br />
newer roof, siding & windows & 2car<br />
garage w/ storage. All this plus<br />
separate utilities & low operating<br />
costs & you have a good investment.<br />
(71368648) $195,000<br />
SPRINGFIELD – Very large 4<br />
Bedroom Duplex, almost new!<br />
Owner occupied and your tenant<br />
would pay most of the expenses.<br />
Investor owned would see positive<br />
cash flow! (71344885) $225,000<br />
WARE – Great 4 Family updated<br />
throughout. You will love the Builtin<br />
hutches, stairways and trim done<br />
years ago by a true craftsman. Great<br />
Investment! (71349827) 240,000<br />
WARREN – Lovely Victorian with<br />
mixed use: Prime Commercial/<br />
Residential Zoning could be many<br />
business ventures, or single or multifamily<br />
home. (71375754) $245,000<br />
WESTFIELD – Updated 2-family<br />
on quiet street just a short walk<br />
from town. HW floors, economical<br />
gas heat, separate utilities, new<br />
roof. central air & two-car garage.<br />
(71366912) 195,000<br />
HOLYOKE – Expansive 2-unit Multi-<br />
Family conveniently located. Movein<br />
ready, top level unit great as<br />
owner occupied. Separate utilities &<br />
washer/dryer hookups. (71365586)<br />
$159,900<br />
Jones Group REALTORS<br />
Amherst 413-549-3700<br />
Belchertown 323-7295<br />
Northampton 413-585-0400<br />
JonesRealtors.com<br />
For Sale
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Real Estate<br />
TOOMEY-LOVETT<br />
109 West St.<br />
Ware, MA 01082<br />
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com<br />
413-967-6326<br />
800-486-2121<br />
West <strong>Brookfield</strong>:<br />
508-867-7064<br />
NEW LISTINGS:<br />
NEW - WARE – Needs some<br />
finishing but would be cheaper<br />
than rent, build sweat equity here.<br />
$48,000<br />
NEW - WEST BROOKFIELD: Set<br />
way off the road, this three<br />
bedroom Colonial is a country<br />
oasis, some recent updates come<br />
make it your own today. 4+ acres.<br />
$239,000<br />
PALMER: Circa 1912, 6 bedroom<br />
Colonial, two dining and living<br />
rooms, estate quality interior,<br />
Inglenook fireplace, inground pool,<br />
beautiful yard. $309,900<br />
WARE: In town Colonial with 3<br />
bedrooms, original hardwoods,<br />
some recent updates, nice yard,<br />
covered front porch great for<br />
summer sitting. Great place to<br />
start out. $104,900<br />
WARE: Beautiful Post & Beam on<br />
11+ acres, five bedrooms, in-law<br />
suite, first floor master, three car<br />
garage with room above. Finished<br />
basement. Summer ready<br />
inground pool. $599,900<br />
Dorrinda<br />
O’Keefe-Shea 978-434-1990<br />
Glenn Moulton 413-967-5463<br />
Ruth Vadnais 413-967-6326<br />
Jill Stolgitis 413-477-8780<br />
Shalene<br />
Friedhaber 413-593-6656<br />
Cindy St. George 413-967-3012<br />
Mary Hicks 508-612-4794<br />
Alan Varnum 508-867-2727<br />
Cynthia Kingdon 508-849-7332<br />
Jeff Toppin 774-200-7964<br />
Cheryl<br />
Kaczmarski 413-348-0518<br />
Bruce Martin 508-523-0114<br />
Joe Chenevert 508-331-9031<br />
Kathy Hosley 508-596-0209<br />
PALMER. 4 BEDROOM Cape. 2<br />
storage buildings. Large wooded<br />
lot. The house has oak, hardwood<br />
floors, vinyl kitchen & bath, all<br />
appliances, central air and oil<br />
heat. Conveniently located in a<br />
nice neighborhood near major<br />
highways. $175,000. Call<br />
(413)626-1147.<br />
Land For Sale<br />
MAINE. A BEAUTIFUL parcel of<br />
land. 2+ or- acres out in the<br />
country. Only $10,900. $450<br />
down, $119 monthly. Owner<br />
(207)942-0058.<br />
Mobile Homes<br />
DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM<br />
MONSON, NEVER occupied,<br />
14’x52’ $50’s, 2 bedrooms, new<br />
2011, gas, shingles, dishwasher,<br />
vinyl. Includes sales tax. (413)593-<br />
9961.<br />
For Rent<br />
GILBERTVILLE 3 BR townhouse<br />
$800/ mo. 1st & last. Cat ok. Call<br />
(508)867-5500 for more details.<br />
BONDSVILLE 3 BR<br />
Duplex, large remodeled custom<br />
kitchen and bathroom<br />
w/Mahogany custom vanity,<br />
Brazilian Cherry Flooring, partially<br />
finished basement, w/d hook-up,<br />
nice yard, owner occupied, super<br />
clean and quite $975/ month<br />
(413) 668-8707<br />
EAST BROOKFIELD SMALL two<br />
bedroom House $1,000 mo.<br />
utilities not included, W/D, stove,<br />
refrigerator, 1st, last and security<br />
deposit. References and credit<br />
check required. No pets/ smoking.<br />
Call (413)967-4937.<br />
For Rent<br />
ALL REAL ESTATE advertised<br />
herein is subject to the Federal<br />
Fair Housing Act, which makes it<br />
illegal to advertise “any<br />
preference, limitation, or<br />
discrimination because of race,<br />
color, religion, sex, handicap,<br />
familial status, or national origin,<br />
or intention to make any such<br />
preference, limitation, or<br />
discrimination.” We will not<br />
knowingly accept any advertising<br />
for real estate which is in violation<br />
of the law. All persons are hereby<br />
informed that all dwellings<br />
advertised are available on an<br />
equal opportunity basis.<br />
FOR RENT<br />
All real estate advertising in this<br />
newspaper is subject to the Federal<br />
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes<br />
it illegal to advertise any preference,<br />
limitation or discrimination based on<br />
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,<br />
familial status (number of children and<br />
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,<br />
age, marital status, or any intention to<br />
make any such preference, limitation or<br />
discrimination.<br />
This newspaper will not knowingly accept<br />
any advertising for real estate that is in<br />
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby<br />
informed that all dwellings advertising in<br />
this newspaper are available on an equal<br />
opportunity basis. To complain about<br />
discrimination call The Department of<br />
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”<br />
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.<br />
area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll<br />
free number for the hearing impaired is<br />
1-800-927-9275.<br />
HIGHLAND VILLAGE<br />
APARTMENTS<br />
First Month’s Rent Free<br />
Applications now being<br />
accepted for one, two and<br />
three bedroom apartments<br />
•Spacious Townhouses<br />
with ample closets<br />
•Updated Kitchens<br />
•Private Patios<br />
•Playground<br />
•Community Room<br />
•Laundry Facilities<br />
•Cats Welcome<br />
For information call<br />
413-967-3822. EHO<br />
27 Boulder Drive, Ware, MA<br />
HILLSIDE VILLAGE<br />
APARTMENTS<br />
FIRST MONTH’S RENT<br />
FREE<br />
Applications now being<br />
accepted for one, two and<br />
three bedroom apartments<br />
•Heat and hot water included<br />
•Recently Constructed<br />
•Ample Closets<br />
•Fully Applianced<br />
•Community Room<br />
•Laundry Facilities<br />
•Cats Welcome<br />
•Extra Storage<br />
•24 Hour Maintainance<br />
Section 8 Certificates<br />
Welcome<br />
For Information call<br />
(413)967-7755 EHO<br />
17 Convent Hill, Ware, MA<br />
MONSON 1 bedroom apartment<br />
$550 a month. 1st, last & security.<br />
No pets. (413)335-5065 Leave<br />
message.<br />
WARE APARTMENT SHARING<br />
$350/ mo. (413)967-8037.<br />
For Rent<br />
OAKHAM- 1 LARGE room/ studio<br />
apartment includes heat, hot<br />
water, electric, cable $575, 1st<br />
and last. Available Aug. 1.<br />
(508)320-1687.<br />
PALMER 1BR ALL Applcs<br />
Ldry/Stor in Bsmnt., Ctry Loc. No<br />
Pets/Smoking. 1st last sec. $700 -<br />
Breton Est. 413-283-6940.<br />
PALMER 2 BEDROOM includes<br />
stove, refrigerator and dishwasher.<br />
$600 plus utilities. No Pets. 1st,<br />
last, security plus references. Call<br />
(413)267-5338.<br />
PALMER 4 RMS, 2nd floor,<br />
(413)283-4600 $600/ mo. Security<br />
deposit, first & last. Available<br />
immediately.<br />
PALMER BONDSVILLE 1 bed<br />
$670 mo. includes heat & HW,<br />
parking available, on site laundry.<br />
No pets. Available now (413)736-<br />
8987<br />
PALMER ONE BEDROOM apartment<br />
$600.00/ month. Includes<br />
stove, refrigerator, hot water, offstreet<br />
parking. First, last, security.<br />
NO PETS. Call 413-391-4600.<br />
PALMER ONE BEDROOM apt.,<br />
convenient location, hot water<br />
included. No pets. $500/mo<br />
(413)596-6286 or (413)289-9442.<br />
PALMER THREE RIVERS.<br />
Country Manor apartments, 1<br />
bdrm, $630, 2 bdrm, $730 month.<br />
All units renov. w/disposal,<br />
dishwashers, microwave, elec.<br />
range, carpets. Parking, fishing<br />
and playground. Cats okay. Call<br />
(413)283-9472.<br />
PALMER. 4 BR, 2nd floor, w/d<br />
hook-up, eat-in kitchen, pantry,<br />
yard. Pet OK, off-street parking.<br />
$1,100/ month (413)265-4712,<br />
(413)289-6247, (781)235-1739<br />
PALMER. LG. STUDIO. Laundry<br />
on premises, off-street parking,<br />
w/w carpeting, quiet, convenient<br />
location. (413)454-1201.<br />
www.turley.com<br />
For Rent<br />
PALMER/ BONDSVILLE 2 BED-<br />
ROOM 4 unit house. $845 utilities<br />
included. Own laundry room,<br />
storage room, deck, backyard,<br />
pond, quiet location. Pet ok. 5<br />
minutes to MA Pike. (413)977-<br />
6044.<br />
PALMER’S NEWEST LUXURY<br />
apts, 1 and 2 bedrooms, large<br />
living room, spacious bedrooms<br />
w/w. Fridge, range, oak cabinets,<br />
off street parking, security lights,<br />
tenants laundry. 1-413-283-8673.<br />
SOUTH BARRE<br />
TWO- one bedroom<br />
apartments, heat, hot water,<br />
sewage included.<br />
First, last and security<br />
(978)355-6360.<br />
SOUTH HADLEY: HADLEY<br />
Village, 1 BR apt., 2nd floor. $650/<br />
mo + utils. (413)323-7380 A/C,<br />
pool, parking. No Smoking.<br />
THREE RIVERS 2 BR, 1st floor<br />
$675. Available August 1st. No<br />
Pets. 1st and last. (413)262-5245.<br />
WALES MODERN 2 bedroom<br />
duplex 1-1/2 baths, large eat-in<br />
kitchen/ dining area with sliders to<br />
deck, full basement, w/d hook-ups.<br />
Town beach. Access I-84 and Ma<br />
Pike. $875 (203)798-7099<br />
WARE 1 & 2 BEDROOM apts.<br />
available starting at $500 per mo.<br />
1st and last required. 1 year lease<br />
required. (413)967-3976.<br />
WARE 56 NORTH STREET, 2<br />
bedroom. Available now. 1st floor,<br />
W/D hook-ups. $695/mo 1st, last,<br />
security. Cats ok. (978)355-6582<br />
WARE BEAUTIFUL 2 BR<br />
townhouse, w/d hook-ups, like<br />
new condition, energy efficient,<br />
convenient in town location. $795<br />
utilities not included. References<br />
required. (413)222-5978.<br />
WARE NICE 2 room, 1 BR apt.<br />
First floor, parking, stove,<br />
refrigerator. No pets. First/ last<br />
$475/ mo (413)364-9791.<br />
For Rent<br />
WARE- 1 BEDROOM, 3 room<br />
apartment for rent. $600/ month<br />
includes heat, hot water, stove,<br />
refrigerator. Carpeted. Please call<br />
(413)967-6161.<br />
WARE- 2 BEDROOM apt.,<br />
second floor, good area. Off-street<br />
parking, gas heat. First/ security.<br />
$640/ mo (413)967-7772.<br />
WARE- SPACIOUS STUDIO<br />
apartment, close to downtown.<br />
Stove & fridge. $450/ mo, first &<br />
security (413)967-7772.<br />
WARE. LARGE 2 bedroom<br />
apartment, centrally located, offstreet<br />
parking. Good credit. $850.<br />
First and last required. (413)967-<br />
9527 or (413)477-6422.<br />
Commercial Rentals<br />
BARRE CENTER - Office or retail<br />
space. Three 500 sq ft units. $500<br />
per unit, heated. Call 508-450-<br />
9487 or email<br />
jbeauregard18@verizon.net<br />
GRANBY, 600 s.f. front office,<br />
highly visible on Rte 202. $575.<br />
Same building 320 sq ft office<br />
$375. Ample parking. (413)427-<br />
4638.<br />
PALMER- 2000 SQ FT- High<br />
Visibility Area- 2 Bays- Showroom/<br />
Office/ Storage- Remodeled-<br />
$3000/ month- Breton Realty- 413-<br />
283-6940<br />
WARE- MAIN STREET store<br />
front. Modern, updated store.<br />
Approx 1,600 sq.ft. Has heat and<br />
a/c. $5 per sq.ft. For more info call<br />
(413)967-7772.<br />
WARE- MAIN STREET, modern<br />
store front. Will subdivide into<br />
office condo. Convenient<br />
downtown location (413)967-7772.<br />
You’ll find it<br />
in the Turley<br />
Vacation Rentals<br />
WARM WEATHER IS year round<br />
in Aruba. The water is safe, and<br />
the dining is fantastic. Walk out to<br />
the beach. 3-bedroom weeks<br />
available in 2012. Sleeps 8.<br />
$3500. Email:<br />
carolaction@aol.com for more<br />
information.<br />
Auto Parts<br />
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Turley Editorial<br />
Coverage Policies<br />
CALENDAR<br />
This section is intended to promote “free” events or ones that<br />
directly affect a volunteer-driven organization that benefits the<br />
entire community. Paid events that are not deemed fund-raisers or<br />
benefits do not qualify. Non-charitable events that charge the public<br />
for profit are not allowed as we consider that paid advertising.<br />
Deadlines vary with each individual newspaper, look inside for<br />
your deadline. We usually print one week in advance of an event,<br />
and the listings should be brief, with only time, date, location, brief<br />
activity explanation, and contact info. The best thing to do is emulate<br />
a calendar listing you like that already appeared in the paper.<br />
Each editor directly manages and edits all of the calendar entries.<br />
Artwork or photos to compliment your calendar listings are always<br />
welcomed.<br />
EDUCATION<br />
We try to be inside our public schools on a weekly basis, both<br />
in terms of sports coverage and classroom features. Our education<br />
and sports sections run 52 weeks per year. We feel school coverage<br />
is probably the single largest reflection of the communities we<br />
serve, so this paper is committed to having a strong presence<br />
there. We devote more staff and space to these sections than any<br />
other editorial realm. We do print free courtesy stories, briefs and<br />
photos submitted by teachers, sports teams and students, as we<br />
cannot possibly be at every event. If you have a photo you want to<br />
run, please include a photo caption identifying those in the image<br />
from left to right and a description of the event. Please call or<br />
e-mail the editor directly with your school event coverage requests<br />
at least three days in advance. If we can’t attend, you are always<br />
encouraged to send in your own write-up and photos.<br />
NEWS & FEATURES<br />
It’s easy to submit<br />
your local news!<br />
As a paper of record, we attempt to cover all general news,<br />
personality profiles, and community features that we know about.<br />
This includes all selectmen and school committee meetings as<br />
well as spot planning board, board of health, finance, and other<br />
town meetings determined by the issue’s relevance to our readers.<br />
There are the annual major community event features that we<br />
should always cover, but we are more than open to suggestions of<br />
other features to celebrate the fabric of our communities and their<br />
many interesting occupants. Our loyal advertisers provide funding<br />
for this paid staff coverage.<br />
BUSINESS<br />
Turley Publications is liberal with regard to its business coverage<br />
polices, but we do have some standards folks need to understand.<br />
First, local businesses and merchants are just as much<br />
institutions in our towns as the library and schools. Without them,<br />
there are no towns.<br />
We will feature coverage of local businesses that are new,<br />
have a major expansion, moving, closing, under new management<br />
or ownership, celebrating a milestone anniversary, or have been<br />
thrust into the news realm. Merchants can request that coverage<br />
through the editor, or for our existing advertising clients, through<br />
their ad representatives.<br />
OPINION<br />
We love letters to the editor and guest columns. It is what the<br />
soul of this newspaper is all about. However, we don’t print what<br />
we can’t prove. All letters and columns must be signed and confirmed<br />
by us prior to publication. If you are alleging things that we<br />
cannot prove, we will consider that a news tip and look into it. We<br />
always encourage readers to celebrate their communities versus<br />
just slamming them. We also pen a weekly “editorial.” Some readers<br />
confuse editorials with being objective “news.” Our unsigned<br />
editorials are opinions formed after doing the research, or compiled<br />
through our reporters’ stories and other means. We then<br />
write opinions, which do take a definitive side on issues. Editorials<br />
are not meant to be balanced to both sides like our news stories<br />
should. They are intended to opine around the facts and take a<br />
position. That’s the whole point of the “opinion” page.<br />
PEOPLE/MILESTONE NEWS<br />
As a free service for our readers, we will print all births, weddings,<br />
engagements, milestone anniversaries, major birthdays,<br />
military achievements, honors and awards. We have a “people<br />
news” form available for you to submit these listings. This material<br />
is provided to us by our readers and local institutions and we do<br />
not charge to print this content.<br />
OBITUARIES<br />
Unlike our daily competitors, we don’t charge a penny to print<br />
obituaries. We also print death notices the way the family wants<br />
them printed. Obituaries with time-sensitive funeral services take<br />
priority. We will not print obituaries that are unconfirmed through a<br />
funeral home or death notice. We are willing to work with families<br />
to obtain the necessary confirmation, however. Photos of the<br />
deceased are always welcomed.<br />
SPORTS<br />
Our Sports Editor Dave Forbes and his reporters and photographers<br />
cover select varsity school games weekly as well as youth<br />
and adult sports leagues. Our team tries to be fair and spread the<br />
coverage around to all the teams, but as playoffs approach, teams<br />
making the playoffs take more precedence. We have tried hard<br />
this year to expand our coverage of youth sports, but we need<br />
coaches and players to send in their photos and write-ups. You<br />
can e-mail Dave Forbes at dforbes@turley.com.<br />
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